SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Meaning of “offence against a child”

Section 26.

E11

The offences mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 26 are—

a

an offence under section 1 of the M1Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (cruelty to children),

b

an offence under section 1 of the M2Infanticide Act 1938 (infanticide),

c

an offence under section 5 of the M3Sexual Offences Act 1956 (intercourse with a girl under 13),

d

an offence under section 6 of that Act (intercourse with a girl under 16),

e

an offence under section 19 or 20 of that Act (abduction of girl under 18 or 16),

f

an offence under section 25 or 26 of that Act (permitting girl under 13, or between 13 and 16, to use premises for intercourse),

g

an offence under section 28 of that Act (causing or encouraging prostitution of, intercourse with or indecent assault on, girl under 16),

h

an offence under section 1 of the M4Indecency with Children Act 1960 (indecent conduct towards young child),

i

an offence under section 54 of the M5Criminal Law Act 1977 (inciting girl under sixteen to incest),

j

an offence under section 1 of the M6Protection of Children Act 1978 (indecent photographs of children),

k

an offence under section 1 of the M7Child Abduction Act 1984 (abduction of child by parent),

l

an offence under section 160 of the M8Criminal Justice Act 1988 (possession of indecent photograph of child),

m

an offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 (abuse of trust).

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The offences mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection are—

a

murder,

b

manslaughter,

c

kidnapping,

d

false imprisonment,

e

an offence under section 18 or 20 of the Offences against the M15Person Act 1861 (wounding and causing grievous bodily harm),

f

an offence under section 47 of that Act (assault occasioning actual bodily harm),

g

an offence under section 1 of the M16Sexual Offences Act 1956 (rape),

h

an offence under section 2 or 3 of that Act (procurement of woman by threats or false pretences),

i

an offence under section 4 of that Act (administering drugs to obtain or facilitate intercourse),

j

an offence under section 14 or 15 of that Act (indecent assault),

k

an offence under section 16 of that Act (assault with intent to commit buggery),

l

an offence under section 17 of that Act (abduction of woman by force or for the sake of her property),

m

an offence under section 24 of that Act (detention of woman in brothel or other premises).

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A person falls within this paragraph if—

a

he commits an offence under section 16 of the Offences against the M9Person Act 1861 (threats to kill) by making a threat to kill a child,

b

he commits an offence under section 7 of the M10Sexual Offences Act 1956 (intercourse with defective) by having sexual intercourse with a child,

c

he commits an offence under section 9 of that Act (procurement of defective) by procuring a child to have sexual intercourse,

d

he commits an offence under section 10 of that Act (incest by a man) by having sexual intercourse with a child,

e

she commits an offence under section 11 of that Act (incest by a woman) by allowing a child to have sexual intercourse with her,

f

he commits an offence under section 12 of that Act by committing buggery with a child under the age of 16,

g

he commits an offence under section 13 of that Act by committing an act of gross indecency with a child,

h

he commits an offence under section 21 of that Act (abduction of defective from parent or guardian) by taking a child out of the possession of her parent or guardian,

i

he commits an offence under section 22 of that Act (causing prostitution of women) in relation to a child,

j

he commits an offence under section 23 of that Act (procuration of girl under 21) by procuring a child to have sexual intercourse with a third person,

k

he commits an offence under section 27 of that Act (permitting defective to use premises for intercourse) by inducing or suffering a child to resort to or be on premises for the purpose of having sexual intercourse,

l

he commits an offence under section 29 of that Act (causing or encouraging prostitution of defective) by causing or encouraging the prostitution of a child,

m

he commits an offence under section 30 of that Act (man living on earnings of prostitution) in a case where the prostitute is a child,

n

she commits an offence under section 31 of that Act (woman exercising control over prostitute) in a case where the prostitute is a child,

o

he commits an offence under section 128 of the M11Mental Health Act 1959 (sexual intercourse with patients) by having sexual intercourse with a child,

p

he commits an offence under section 4 of the M12Sexual Offences Act 1967 (procuring others to commit homosexual acts) by—

i

procuring a child to commit an act of buggery with any person, or

ii

procuring any person to commit an act of buggery with a child,

q

he commits an offence under section 5 of that Act (living on earnings of male prostitution) by living wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution of a child,

r

he commits an offence under section 9(1)(a) of the M13Theft Act 1968 (burglary), by entering a building or part of a building with intent to rape a child,

s

he commits an offence under section 4(3) of the M14Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 by—

i

supplying or offering to supply a Class A drug to a child,

ii

being concerned in the supplying of such a drug to a child, or

iii

being concerned in the making to a child of an offer to supply such a drug,

t

he commits an offence of—

i

aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or inciting the commission of an offence against a child, or

ii

conspiring or attempting to commit such an offence.