Advising Suspects on Sexual Offences at the Police Station

Introduction

This webinar will bring you up to speed on important case law and legislation including changes to the law in this area made as a result of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence - amendments made as a result of section 46 of the 2022 Act
• Advising those clients who are engaging in consensual but under-age sexual activity - the amended law concerning positions of trust - section 47 of the 2022 Act
• Amendments to the law concerning voyeurism under section 48 of the Act - operating equipment and/or recording images relating to breastfeeding
• The 2022 decision of Regina v Kehoe - was it a sexual crime on the date of the offence?
• Regina v Limon [2022] - the maximum sentence that would have been available at the time of the commission of the sexual offence
• Regina v Whitbread [2021] - sexual activity with a child - a consideration of the defence available
• Indecent photographs of children - the case law and legislation in this area
• Regina v Lawrence [2020] - the extent to which lies may, or may not, vitiate consent in a rape case
• Notification requirements under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 - colloquially referred to as the ‘Sex Offender Register’
• The Attorney General’s Reference (No. 1 of 2020) - sexual assault - is it an objective or subjective test?

This webinar was recorded on 28th February 2023