Sexual Offences Act – issues where both individuals lack capacity

Lack of special courts under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act: A structural deficit

Dear editor, The child sexual abuse (CSA), an under‐reported offence in india, is among the serious problems plaguing our society and has reached epidemic proportions.[1‐3] A study conducted by the Government of India to estimate the burden of CSA revealed shocking results and reported that every 2nd child in the country was sexually abused at some point of time.[4] Children who are victims of ...

Changes to Section 2 of Sexual Offences Act 1976.

Rape complaints are at their highest since statistics began, whilst the rape conviction rate is at an all-time low. The frequency with which the complainant's previous sexual history is admitted at trial is perceived as a major factor. The government intends to legislate to reduce this, in accordance with either the Scottish or the New South Wales' legislative models. This article analyses the ...

What Are the Sexual Offences?

Turning a blind eye to crime: health professionals and the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

64 British Journal of General Practice, January 2010 As to the second case, sections 30–33 create offences involving sexual activity with people suffering from a mental disorder (Box 2). The touchstone is ‘sufficient understanding of the nature or reasonably foreseeable consequences of what is being done ...’ This begs three crucial questions: what is sufficient?; sufficient for what? and; what...

Amendments to the Sexual Offences Act dealing with consensual underage sex: Implications for doctors and researchers.

In terms of the Sexual Offences and Related Matters Amendment Act, consensual sex or sexual activity with children aged 12 - 15 was a crime, and as such had to be reported to the police. This was challenged in court in the Teddy Bear case, which held that it was unconstitutional and caused more harm than good. In June 2015, the Amendment Act was accepted by both the National Assembly and the Na...