Section 80 Section 77: supplementary provisionI1

Schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (sexual offences for purposes of Part 2 of that Act) is amended as follows.

After paragraph 35C insert—

“35D

An offence under section 77 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (online facilitation of child sexual exploitation and abuse), if the offender is or has been sentenced in respect of the offence to imprisonment for a term of at least 12 months.”

After paragraph 59ZL insert—

“59ZM

An offence under section 77 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (online facilitation of child sexual exploitation and abuse), if the offender is or has been sentenced in respect of the offence to imprisonment for a term of at least 12 months.”

After paragraph 92Y insert—

“92Z

An offence under section 77 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (online facilitation of child sexual exploitation and abuse), if the offender is or has been sentenced in respect of the offence to imprisonment for a term of at least 12 months.”

In paragraph 93A (service offences), in sub-paragraph (1), for “35C” (inserted by section 75) substitute “35D”.

In Schedule 4 to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (offences to which defence in section 45 does not apply), in paragraph 36D (inserted by section 48), after the entry for section 68 (inserted by section 68) insert—

• “section 77 (online facilitation of child sexual exploitation and abuse)”.