questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the maximum penalty for offences committed under Section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act.
answerText: The Government keeps legislation under review to ensure it keeps pace with the evolving threat of crime.Section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is a strict liability offence. That means that, for the police to charge a case they need evidence that the...
heading: Prostitution: Sentencing