# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Section 117: Pardons for convictions and cautions for loitering or soliciting when under 18

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) The Policing and Crime Act 2017 is amended as follows.
(2) After section 165 insert—
“Pardons for convictions etc for loitering or soliciting when under 18: England and Wales
165A (1) Subsection (2) applies in respect of a person (whether living or deceased) who—
(a) was convicted of, or cautioned for, an offence under section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959 (loitering or soliciting for the purpose of prostitution), and
(b) was aged under 18 at the time of the offence.
(2) The person is pardoned for the offence.
(3) Expressions used in this section or section 167(1) (so far as relating to this section) and in Chapter 4 of Part 5 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 have the same meaning in this section or (as the case may be) section 167(1) as in that Chapter (see section 101 of that Act).”
(3) In section 167 (sections 164 to 166: supplementary)—
(a) in subsection (1) for “or 165” substitute “, 165, 165A”;
(b) in subsection (2) for “or 165” substitute “, 165, 165A”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/117 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-117
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