Section 36: Meeting a child following sexual grooming etc

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 · 2015 c. 2View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Criminal Justice

In section 15(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (meeting a child following sexual grooming etc), for “on at least two occasions” substitute .“ on one or more occasions ”

In a case in which person A met or communicated with person B only once before the event mentioned in section 15(1)(a)(i) to (iii) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, an offence under that section is committed only if the meeting or communication took place after this section comes into force.

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