SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Extension of gender-specific prostitution offences

Section 56

Sexual Offences Act 1956 (c. 69)

1

In section 36 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (permitting premises to be used for prostitution), at the end insert “ (whether any prostitute involved is male or female) ”.

Street Offences Act 1959 (c. 57)

2

In section 1(1) of the Street Offences Act 1959 (loitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution), after “prostitute” insert “ (whether male or female) ”.

3

1

Section 2 of that Act (application to court by woman cautioned for loitering or soliciting) is amended as follows.

2

In the heading of the section, for “woman” substitute “ person ”.

3

In subsection (1)—

a

for “woman” substitute “ person ”,

b

for “her” in each place substitute “ his ”, and

c

for “she” in each place substitute “ he ”.

4

In subsection (2)—

a

for “woman” in the first place substitute “ person ”,

b

for “he” substitute “ the chief officer ”, and

c

for “woman” in the second place substitute “ person cautioned ”.

5

In subsection (3), for “woman” substitute “ person cautioned ”.

Sexual Offences Act 1985 (c. 44)

4

1

The Sexual Offences Act 1985 is amended as follows.

2

For the heading “Soliciting of women by men” substitute “ Soliciting for the purpose of prostitution ”.

3

In section 1 (kerb-crawling)—

a

for “man” substitute “ person ”,

b

for “a woman” substitute “ another person ”,

c

for “women” in each place substitute “ persons ”, and

d

for “the woman” substitute “ the person ”.

4

In section 2 (persistent soliciting of women for the purpose of prostitution)—

a

for the heading of the section substitute “ Persistent soliciting ”,

b

for “man” substitute “ person ”,

c

for “a woman” substitute “ another person ”, and

d

for “women” substitute “ persons ”.

5

In section 4 (interpretation)—

a

omit subsections (2) and (3),

b

for “man” substitute “ person ”,

c

for “a woman” substitute “ another person ”,

d

for “her” in the first place substitute “ that person ”, and

e

for “her” in the second place substitute “ that person's ”.