Session 2013 - 14
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| | For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
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| | Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, As Amended |
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| | | Meeting a child following sexual grooming etc. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Sexual Offences Act 2003 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In section 15(1)(a) (meeting a child following sexual grooming etc.) for “two”, |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | At present, someone is only considered to be committing an offence if they contact the child twice |
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| | | and arrange to meet them or travel to meet them with the intention of committing a sexual offence. |
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| | | This new Clause would mean that the perpetrator would only have to make contact once. |
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| | | Offence of abduction of child by other persons |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Child Abduction Act 1984 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In section 2(1) (offence of abduction of child by other person) for “sixteen”, |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | At present, there is a disparity between the ages that children must be to be considered to be |
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| | | abducted depending on whether they are in the care system or not. This new Clause would rectify |
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| | | this disparity and set a consistent age of under 18. |
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