Sexual Offences Act 2003, Cross Heading: Amendments relating to prostitution is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Sexual Offences Act 1956 (c. 69) is amended as follows.
(2)After section 33 insert—
(1)It is an offence for a person to keep, or to manage, or act or assist in the management of, a brothel to which people resort for practices involving prostitution (whether or not also for other practices).
(2)In this section “prostitution” has the meaning given by section 51(2) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.”
(3)In Schedule 2 (mode of prosecution, punishment etc.), after paragraph 33 insert (as a paragraph with no entry in the fourth column)—
| “33A | Keeping a brothel used for prostitution (section 33A). | (i) on indictment (ii) summarily | Seven years Six months, or the statutory maximum, or both.” |
Schedule 1 (extension of gender-specific prostitution offences) has effect.
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