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GBR-2009-L-83089
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Title_of_text
Policing and Crime Act 2009 c.26.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United Kingdom
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2009-11-12
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Inter alia contains provisions aimed at reducing the demand for prostitution and shifting the focus of enforcement from those working as prostitutes to those who pay for sex. The provisions include a new offence of paying for sex with someone who has been subject to exploitative conduct and give the courts the power to make premises closure orders where there is evidence of the premises being used for activities relating to certain prostitution and pornography offences.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1985-07-16 (GBR-1985-L-83091)
Sexual Offences Act 1985 (c. 44).
Amended text(s)
2003-11-20 (GBR-2003-L-83093)
Sexual Offences Act 2003 c.42.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2015-03-03 (GBR-2015-L-101876)
Serious Crime Act 2015 (2015 c. 9).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Office of Public Sector Information
Country
United Kingdom
URL
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2009/pdf/ukpga_20090026_en.pdf