SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Child sexual exploitation and abuse offences

PART 1England and Wales, and Northern Ireland

I21

An offence under section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 relating to an obscene article tending to deprave and corrupt others by encouraging them to commit an offence specified in paragraph 2, 4, 5, 7 or 8.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(h)

I52

An offence under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 (indecent photographs of children).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I5

Sch. 6 para. 2 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(h)

I73

An offence under Article 3 of the Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1047 (N.I. 17)) (indecent photographs of children).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I7

Sch. 6 para. 3 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(h)

I94

An offence under section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (possession of indecent photograph of a child).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I9

Sch. 6 para. 4 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(h)

I15

An offence under any of the following provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 2003—

a

section 8 (causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity);

b

section 10 (causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity);

c

section 11 (engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child);

d

section 12 (causing a child to watch a sexual act);

e

section 13 (child sex offences committed by children or young persons);

f

section 14 (arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence);

g

section 15 (meeting a child following sexual grooming etc);

h

section 15A (sexual communication with a child);

i

section 47 (paying for sexual services of a child);

j

section 48 (causing or inciting sexual exploitation of a child);

k

section 49 (controlling a child in relation to sexual exploitation);

l

section 50 (arranging or facilitating sexual exploitation of a child).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Sch. 6 para. 5 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(h)

I86

An offence under any of the following provisions of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1769 (N.I. 2))—

a

Article 15 (causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity);

b

Article 17 (causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity);

c

Article 18 (engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child);

d

Article 19 (causing a child to watch a sexual act);

e

Article 20 (sexual offences against children committed by children or young persons);

f

Article 21 (arranging or facilitating commission of a sex offence against a child);

g

Article 22 (meeting a child following sexual grooming etc);

h

Article 22A (sexual communication with a child);

i

Article 37 (paying for sexual services of a child);

j

Article 38 (causing or inciting child prostitution or pornography);

k

Article 39 (controlling a child prostitute or a child involved in pornography);

l

Article 40 (arranging or facilitating child prostitution or pornography).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I8

Sch. 6 para. 6 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(h)

I67

An offence under section 62 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (possession of prohibited image of a child).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I6

Sch. 6 para. 7 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(h)

I48

An offence under section 69 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (possession of paedophile manual).

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I4

Sch. 6 para. 8 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(h)

I39Inchoate offences

1

An offence of attempting or conspiring to commit an offence specified in this Part.

2

An offence under Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 (encouraging or assisting) in relation to an offence specified in this Part.

3

An offence of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of an offence specified in this Part.