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Using the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to Protect Children from Harm
Keynote Speaker - Nadim Bashir, Barrister at Law
The aim of criminal law is to permit everyone to go about their daily lives without fear of harm to person or property. However, by its very nature, it is reliant on the commission of a criminal offence and the apprehension of offenders to come in to effect.
A new approach was signalled when Section 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, as amended by the Police Reform Act 2002, was enacted. This legislation allows pro-active policing as a preventative measure adopting the model of a civil remedy of an injunction backed up by criminal penalties.
With this change in legislation and with the same intentions in mind, these civil remedies have been taken much further than could have been imagined by the passing of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 which came into force in May 2004.
This legislation has given UK law enforcement more opportunities to use non-traditional intervention methods to penalise and track offenders, thereby reducing harm to the community and protecting potential victims. This course can offer the opportunity for law enforcement and child protection professionals to learn more of this legislation and these methods.
The course is led by an experienced barrister and focuses on both criminal and civil orders created by the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for the prevention and protection of children from sexual acts and activities namely:
- Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (SOPO);
- Risk of Sexual Harm Orders (RSHO);
- Foreign Travel Orders (FTO); and
- Notification Orders (NO)
The course is delivered as a combination of lectures and scenario based group exercises.
Very clearly presented in a way that makes the legislation understandable
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Benefits to the delegate
At the end of the course students will;
- be able to consider what criminal measures are available to them in both the Crown Court and the Magistrate’s Court;
- be able to consider what civil measures are available to them, either alongside or in place of criminal measures;
- be aware of what steps need to be taken to allow these orders to be applied for in a Magistrate’s Court; and
- know how to draft orders to make the prohibitions an effective management tool in the community, which can be monitored and policed effectively.
Who should attend?
- Law enforcement officers / police staff that are responsible for the management of child sex offenders.
- Managers of Public Protection Units.
- Representatives of Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).
- sProbation officers who are required to work with child sex offenders.
Course duration: 2 days
- Course dates and locations
- 24th - 25th September 2008 - London - £260
- 22nd - 23rd October 2008 - Birmingham - £260
- 11th - 12th February 2009 - London - £260
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