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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K</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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RestrictStartDate="2023-03-31"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="key-c400ccf7c15c28c780953e24c043a7e0"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-b126c6c6d2bc3809d43e6b360550c50f"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-12f011d2c77e11f02549c20ede30da60"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-df99c325224174918305e50de88d7c70"/><Strong>Part 2</Strong></Number><Title>Notification and orders</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/part/2/crossheading/sexual-risk-orders-england-and-wales" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/part/2/crossheading/sexual-risk-orders-england-and-wales" NumberOfProvisions="12" id="part-2-crossheading-sexual-risk-orders-england-and-wales" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2023-03-31"><Title><Emphasis><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">Sexual risk orders (England and Wales)</Addition></Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2015-03-08"><Title><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">Sexual risk orders and interim sexual risk orders: supplementary</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K" id="section-122K"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">122K</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1" id="section-122K-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">Rules of court—</Addition></Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/a" id="section-122K-1-a"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">a</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">may provide for a youth court to give permission for an application under section 122A against a person aged 18 or over to be made to the youth court if—</Addition></Text><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/a/i" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/a/i" id="section-122K-1-a-i"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">i</Addition></Pnumber><P4para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">an application to the youth court has been made, or is to be made, under that section against a person aged under 18, and</Addition></Text></P4para></P4><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/a/ii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/a/ii" id="section-122K-1-a-ii"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">ii</Addition></Pnumber><P4para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">the youth court thinks that it would be in the interests of justice for the applications to be heard together;</Addition></Text></P4para></P4></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/b" id="section-122K-1-b"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">b</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">may, in relation to a person attaining the age of 18 after proceedings against that person by virtue of section 122A, 122D or 122E have begun—</Addition></Text><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/b/i" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/b/i" id="section-122K-1-b-i"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">i</Addition></Pnumber><P4para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">prescribe circumstances in which the proceedings may or must remain in the youth court;</Addition></Text></P4para></P4><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/b/ii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/1/b/ii" id="section-122K-1-b-ii"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">ii</Addition></Pnumber><P4para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">make provision for the transfer of the proceedings from the youth court to a magistrates' court that is not a youth court (including provision applying section 122E with modifications).</Addition></Text></P4para></P4></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/42/section/122K/2" id="section-122K-2"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">2</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca-1491485765169" CommentaryRef="key-c92bef4baad8882688e94afe22e1faca">A person's age is treated for the purposes of sections 122A to 122J and this section as being that which it appears to the court to be after considering any available evidence.</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-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>