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"The key provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are inconsistent, incoherent and unfair." Discuss.
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Laura Jenkins Jesus College, Part II Law "The key provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are inconsistent, incoherent and unfair." Discuss. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 was recently passed in Parliament after many late amendments. It's aim was to consolidate the existing sex crimes legislation and provide a coherent framework which would lead to greater success in prosecuting such offences and better protection for children and the vulnerable. It has met with much criticism, being accused of being incoherent, inconsistent, and unfair. These are major concerns, so to what extent is the new legislation guilty of such charges, or did it meet the stated aims of the Law Commission?1 The Act repeals almost all previous provisions relating to sexual offences, and as such is consistent with the general aim of the Law Commission to condense and simplify the law into a single criminal code. In extending sexual offences to enable women to be...
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