Child Prostitution Flashcards
1
Q
what act classifies child prostitution?
A
Sexual Offences Act 2003
2
Q
Move towards seeing child sex workers as victims not offender during the 1990s and demonstrated in…
A
Safeguarding Children in Prostitution (2000)
3
Q
Life imprisonment if child under 13 and…
A
penetrative sex
4
Q
14 years custodial if child aged 13-15, or under 13 and…
A
non-penetrative sex
5
Q
7 years where child is…
A
15-16 years old
6
Q
6 months/fine where child is…
A
16+
7
Q
what is the defence of buyer?
A
‘reasonable belief’ of adult if child aged 13-17
