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Sunday 23 November 2003 at 6:57 pm | In News | Post Comment

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 – the most radical overhaul of sex offences legislation for 50 years – received Royal Assent on 20th November.
The new Act redefines rape and consent in sexual offences and creates a new series of offences to protect vulnerable people including a new grooming offence based on meeting a child with the intention of committing a sex offence.
The Act creates a new series of civil orders that will restrict the movement of potential sex offenders both in this country and abroad.

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