Sexual Offences: The New Law

Sexual Offences is a major work providing a clear, detailed and authoritative analysis of this complicated area of criminal law. It builds on the success of Sexual Offences: The New Law, which examined in detail the provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. In contrast, this new work deals with all sexual offences along with related evidential provisions and provisions about sentencing and other consequences of conviction of special relevance to sex offenders. The preventative orders which can be made against those who pose a sexual risk are also examined in detail. Full treatment of the recent changes to sexual offences law made by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 has been incorporated in the text. Sexual Offences deals with the following substantive law: * general matters relating to sexual offences * non-consensual sexual offences * child sex offences * abuse of position of trust * familial sex offences * child abduction * indecent photographs of children * offences against people with a mental disorder * prostitution * trafficking * preparatory offences * offences against public decency The full text of the Sentencing Guidelines Council's Definitive Guideline on the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is included.

*Non-consensual sexual offences *Child sex offences *Abuse of position of trust *Familial sex offences *Offences against people with a mental disorder *Prostitution, child pornography and trafficking *Preparatory offences *Other offences *Notification requirements *Preventative orders Appendices - Sexual Offences Act 2003 *Education (Prohibition from Teaching or Working with Children) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/1493) *Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Travel Notification Requirements) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/1220) *Magistrates' Courts (Notification Orders) Rules 2004 (SI 2004/1052) *Magistrates' Courts (Sexual Offences Preventio Orders) Rules 2004 (SI 2004/1054) *Magistrates' Courts (Foreign Travel Orders) Rules 2004 (SI 2004/1051) *Magistrates' Courts (Risk of Sexual Harm Orders) Rules 2004 (SI 2004/1053)