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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122J</dc:identifier><dc:title>Sexual Offences Act 2003</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make new provision about sexual offences, their prevention and the protection of children from harm from other sexual acts, and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-02-06</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-02-06</dct:valid>
					
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ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">Sexual risk orders and interim sexual risk orders: guidance</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122J" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122J" id="section-122J"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">122J</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122J/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122J/1" id="section-122J-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">The Secretary of State must issue guidance to  </Addition><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca"><Substitution ChangeId="key-a2f1fc462511ac414d315a04ccf2fedd-1670003585157" CommentaryRef="key-a2f1fc462511ac414d315a04ccf2fedd">chief officers of police, the Director General of the National Crime Agency, the chief constable of the British Transport Police Force and the chief constable of the Ministry of Defence Police</Substitution></Addition><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">  in relation to the exercise by them of their powers with regard to sexual risk orders and interim sexual risk orders.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122J/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122J/2" id="section-122J-2"><Pnumber><Addition 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Secretary of State considers appropriate.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca" Type="F"><Para><Text>Ss. 122A-122K and cross-heading inserted (8.3.2015) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12" id="cisr4e5f2-00231" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2014" Number="12" Title="Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014">Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cisr4e5f2-00231" id="cisr4e5f2-00232" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/185/1" SectionRef="section-185-1">s. 185(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cisr4e5f2-00231" id="cisr4e5f2-00233" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/schedule/5/paragraph/4" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-4" Operative="true">Sch. 5 para. 4</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cisr4e5f2-00231" id="cisr4e5f2-00234" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/21" SectionRef="section-21">ss. 21</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cisr4e5f2-00231" id="cisr4e5f2-00235" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/33" SectionRef="section-33">33</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cisr4e5f2-00231" id="cisr4e5f2-00236" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/42" SectionRef="section-42">42</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cisr4e5f2-00231" id="cisr4e5f2-00237" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/58" SectionRef="section-58">58</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cisr4e5f2-00231" id="cisr4e5f2-00238" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/75" SectionRef="section-75">75</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cisr4e5f2-00231" id="cisr4e5f2-00239" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/93" SectionRef="section-93">93</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cisr4e5f2-00231" id="cisr4e5f2-00240" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/114/1" SectionRef="section-114-1">114(1)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="cisr4e5f2-00231" id="cisr4e5f2-00241" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/114/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/114/6" StartSectionRef="section-114-3" EndSectionRef="section-114-6">(3)-(6)</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/373" id="cisr4e5f2-00242" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2015" Number="373" Title="The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Commencement No. 8, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015">S.I. 2015/373</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cisr4e5f2-00242" id="cisr4e5f2-00243" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/373/article/2/e" SectionRef="article-2-e">art. 2(e)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-c400ccf7c15c28c780953e24c043a7e0" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (1.12.2020) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/17" id="c3efgfyt4-00372" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2020" Number="17" Title="Sentencing Act 2020">Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c3efgfyt4-00372" id="c3efgfyt4-00373" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/17/section/352/2/b" SectionRef="section-352-2-b" Operative="true">ss. 352(2)(b)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="c3efgfyt4-00372" id="c3efgfyt4-00374" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/17/section/352/3" SectionRef="section-352-3">(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c3efgfyt4-00372" id="c3efgfyt4-00375" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/17/section/416/1" SectionRef="section-416-1">416(1)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c3efgfyt4-00372" id="c3efgfyt4-00376" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/17/section/2" SectionRef="section-2">ss. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c3efgfyt4-00372" id="c3efgfyt4-00377" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/17/section/398/1" SectionRef="section-398-1">398(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c3efgfyt4-00372" id="c3efgfyt4-00378" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/17/section/406" SectionRef="section-406">406</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c3efgfyt4-00372" id="c3efgfyt4-00379" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/17/schedule/27" SectionRef="schedule-27">Sch. 27</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1236" id="c3efgfyt4-00380" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2020" Number="1236" Title="The Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2020">S.I. 2020/1236</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c3efgfyt4-00380" id="c3efgfyt4-00381" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1236/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">reg. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-a2f1fc462511ac414d315a04ccf2fedd" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="cst220be4-00006" SectionRef="section-122J-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122J/1">s. 122J(1)</CitationSubRef> substituted (29.11.2022) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32" id="cst220be4-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="32" Title="Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022">Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cst220be4-00007" id="cst220be4-00008" SectionRef="section-171-14" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/171/14" Operative="true">ss. 171(14)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cst220be4-00007" id="cst220be4-00009" SectionRef="section-208-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/32/section/208/1">208(1)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/1227" id="cst220be4-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="1227" Title="The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2022">S.I. 2022/1227</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cst220be4-00010" id="cst220be4-00011" SectionRef="regulation-3-d" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/1227/regulation/3/d">reg. 3(d)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-b126c6c6d2bc3809d43e6b360550c50f" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="cy8bbb434-00937" SectionRef="part-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/part/2">Pt. 2</CitationSubRef> applied (with modifications) (S.) (31.3.2023) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22" id="cy8bbb434-00938" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2016" Number="22" Title="Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016">Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 22)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00938" id="cy8bbb434-00939" SectionRef="section-18-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/18/3" Operative="true">ss. 18(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00938" id="cy8bbb434-00940" SectionRef="section-45-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/45/2">45(2)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00938" id="cy8bbb434-00941" SectionRef="section-45-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/45/3">(3)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00938" id="cy8bbb434-00942" SectionRef="section-44" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/44">s. 44</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/51" id="cy8bbb434-00943" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="51" Title="The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2023">S.S.I. 2023/51</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00943" id="cy8bbb434-00944" SectionRef="regulation-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/51/regulation/2">reg. 2</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00943" id="cy8bbb434-00945" SectionRef="regulation-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/51/regulation/3">reg. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-12f011d2c77e11f02549c20ede30da60" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="cy8bbb434-00952" SectionRef="part-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/part/2">Pt. 2</CitationSubRef> applied (with modifications) (S.) (31.3.2023) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22" id="cy8bbb434-00953" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2016" Number="22" Title="Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016">Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 22)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00953" id="cy8bbb434-00954" SectionRef="section-35-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/35/3" Operative="true">ss. 35(3)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00953" id="cy8bbb434-00955" SectionRef="section-35-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/35/4">(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00953" id="cy8bbb434-00956" SectionRef="section-45-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/45/2">45(2)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00953" id="cy8bbb434-00957" SectionRef="section-45-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/45/3">(3)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00953" id="cy8bbb434-00958" SectionRef="section-44" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/44">s. 44</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/51" id="cy8bbb434-00959" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="51" Title="The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2023">S.S.I. 2023/51</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00959" id="cy8bbb434-00960" SectionRef="regulation-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/51/regulation/2">reg. 2</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00959" id="cy8bbb434-00961" SectionRef="regulation-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/51/regulation/3">reg. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-df99c325224174918305e50de88d7c70" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="cy8bbb434-00967" SectionRef="part-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/part/2">Pt. 2</CitationSubRef> applied (with modifications) (S.) (31.3.2023) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22" id="cy8bbb434-00968" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2016" Number="22" Title="Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016">Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 22)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00968" id="cy8bbb434-00969" StartSectionRef="section-38-4" EndSectionRef="section-38-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/38/4" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/38/6" Operative="true">s. 38(4)-(6)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00968" id="cy8bbb434-00970" SectionRef="section-45-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/45/2">45(2)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00968" id="cy8bbb434-00971" SectionRef="section-45-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/45/3">(3)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00968" id="cy8bbb434-00972" SectionRef="section-44" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2016/22/section/44">s. 44</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/51" id="cy8bbb434-00973" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="51" Title="The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2023">S.S.I. 2023/51</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00973" id="cy8bbb434-00974" SectionRef="regulation-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/51/regulation/2">reg. 2</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cy8bbb434-00973" id="cy8bbb434-00975" SectionRef="regulation-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2023/51/regulation/3">reg. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>