Explanatory Notes

Policing and Crime Act 2009

2009 CHAPTER 26

12 November 2009

Territorial Extent and Application

Part 2 – Sexual Offences and Sex Establishments

Orders imposed on sex offenders

Section 24 Foreign travel orders: duration

180.Subsection (1) amends section 117 the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to extend the maximum duration of a foreign travel order from six months to five years, in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland.

181.Subsection (2) provides that this amendment applies to the making, variation or renewal of a foreign travel order after this section has been commenced.