Amendments proposed to the Sexual Offences Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley

174

Clause     14,     page     5,     line     32,     leave out subsection (1) and insert—

    '(1)   Subject to subsection 1A, a person under 18 commits an offence if he does anything which would be an offence under any of sections 10 to 13 if he were aged 18.

    (1A)   An offence is not committed if—

(a)	there is no great difference in ages or mental or physical maturity of A and B, and

(b)	B has fully consented to all activities which would otherwise be an offence,

(c)	the activity was not part of an assault.'.

   

Julie Morgan

181

*Clause     14,     page     5,     line     32,     leave out subsection (1) and insert—

    '(1)   A child under 18 (A) commits an offence if he does anything which would be an offence under any of sections 9 to 13 if:

(a)	he were 18,

(b)	the other person (B) is either:

(i)	under 13, or

(ii)	B does not consent to the activity, and A does not reasonably believe that B consents'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson
Julie Morgan
Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley

11

Clause     14,     page     5,     line     33,     at end insert ', unless such actions could be considered by a reasonable person to constitute ordinary, consensual adolescent behaviour.'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

140

Clause     14,     page     5,     line     33,     at end insert 'unless

(a)	the sexual activity is consentual;

(b)	the sexual activity does not involve penetration of the mouth, vagina or anus, and

(c)	there is no significant difference in the age or mental or physical maturity of the persons involved.

    ( )   A person under 18 commits an offence if he does anything that would be an offence under sections 11 to 13 if he were 18'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

141

Clause     14,     page     5,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Notwithstanding subsection (1) it is a defence for offences under sections 10 to 13 and 15 in respect of a complainant who is 10 years or more but under the age of 16 where the complainant consented to the activity and the defendent is—

(a)	13 years or more but under the age of 18,

(b)	less than two years older than the complainant, and

(c)	is not in a relationship of dependency.

    (1B)   No person aged 10 to 13 shall be tried for an offence under sections 10 to 13 and 15 unless the defendent is in a relationship of dependency with the complainant.'.

   

Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley

175

Clause     14,     page     5,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '( )   Notwithstanding subsection (1) it is a defence for offences under sections 10 to 13 and 15 in respect of a complainant who is 10 years or more but under the age of 16 where the complainant consented to the activity and A is—

(a)	13 years or more but under the age of 18,

(b)	less than 2 years older than the complainant, and

(c)	is not in a relationship of dependency.

    ( )   No person aged 10 to 13 shall be tried for an offence under sections 10 to 13 and 15 unless A is a relationship of dependency with the complainant.'.

   

Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley

172

Page     5,     line     31,     leave out Clause 14'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

148

Clause     15,     page     6,     line     4,     leave out 'arranges or'.

   

Paul Goggins

46

Clause     15,     page     6,     line     15,     after 'not', insert 'for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification or'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

155

Page     5,     line     39,     leave out Clause 15.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

149

Clause     16,     page     6,     line     26,     at end add 'and outside the United Kingdom'.

   

Paul Goggins

47

Clause     16,     page     6,     line     28,     leave out 'a photograph or pseudo-photograph' and insert 'an image'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

142

Page     6,     line     22,     leave out Clause 16.

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Paul Goggins

48

Clause     74,     page     35,     line     38,     after 'not', insert 'for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification or'.

   

Paul Goggins

49

Clause     74,     page     35,     line     38,     leave out 'either'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

156

Clause     17,     page     6,     line     37,     at end insert—

    '( )   the earlier communications are sexual in nature or involve A impersonating another person in a way calculated to induce B to believe that it would be safe and appropriate to meet A,.'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

40

Clause     17,     page     7,     line     21,     leave out '7' and insert '14'.

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Paul Goggins

50

Clause     20,     page     9,     line     10,     leave out from 'it' to 'knowing' in line 11 and insert—

'(i)	when another person (B) is present or is in a place from which A can be observed, and

(ii)

'.

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Paul Goggins

51

Clause     21,     page     10,     line     5,     leave out 'a photograph or pseudo-photograph' and insert 'an image'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

145

Clause     23,     page     11,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '( )   A shall have a defence if at the start of his work at the educational institution—

(a)	A is under 21, and

(b)	B is 16 or over, and

(c)	the educational institution did not expressly draw his attention to section 23 of this Act prior to the start of any sexual relationship between A and B'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

150

Clause     24,     page     12,     line     7,     leave out 'regularly'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

151

Clause     24,     page     12,     line     8,     leave out 'regularly'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley

143

Page     13,     line     15,     leave out Clause 25.

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Paul Goggins

109

Clause     29,     page     15,     line     13,     leave out from beginning to second 'or'.

   

Paul Goggins

110

Clause     29,     page     15,     line     18,     leave out 'partner of the other's parent' and insert 'other's step-parent'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

152

Clause     29,     page     15,     line     19,     leave out subsection (b).

   

Paul Goggins

111

Clause     29,     page     15,     line     40,     at beginning insert ' "step-parent" includes a parent's partner and'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Annette Brooke
Sandra Gidley

144

Page     15,     line     41,     leave out Clause 30.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

153

Clause     65,     page     31,     line     37,     at end add 'uncle, aunt, nephew or niece'.

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Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins

154

Clause     66,     page     32,     line     17,     at end add 'uncle, aunt, nephew or niece'.

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Paul Goggins

52

Clause     32,     page     16,     line     20,     leave out 'or learning disability'.

   

Paul Goggins

53

Clause     32,     page     16,     line     23,     leave out 'or learning disability'.

   

Paul Goggins

112

Clause     32,     page     16,     line     28,     leave out 'possible' and insert 'reasonably foreseeable'.

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Paul Goggins

54

Clause     33,     page     17,     line     7,     leave out 'or learning disability'.

   

Paul Goggins

55

Clause     33,     page     17,     line     10,     leave out 'or learning disability'.

   

Paul Goggins

113

Clause     33,     page     17,     line     15,     leave out 'possible' and insert 'reasonably foreseeable'.

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Paul Goggins

56

Clause     34,     page     17,     line     33,     leave out from 'it' to 'knowing' in line 34 and insert—

'(i)	when another person (B) is present or is in a place from which A can be observed, and

(ii)

'.

   

Paul Goggins

57

Clause     34,     page     17,     line     36,     leave out 'or learning disability'.

   

Paul Goggins

58

Clause     34,     page     17,     line     39,     leave out 'or learning disability'.

   

Paul Goggins

114

Clause     34,     page     18,     line     1,     after 'liable', insert '—

(a)	on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;

(b)

'.

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Paul Goggins

59

Clause     35,     page     18,     line     8,     leave out 'a photograph or pseudo-photograph' and insert 'an image'.

Prepared 11 Sept 2003