# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Section 90: Exception in respect of certain disclosures by children

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) The duty under section 85 does not apply to a person (P) if—
(a) P is given reason to suspect that another person (A) may have committed a child sex offence by a communication by A that is within section 87(4), and
(b) P reasonably believes that—
(i) A is a child, and
(ii) each other person involved in the suspected offence is a child aged 13 or over.
(2) Section 85(11)(b) (references to “involved in the suspected offence”) applies for the purposes of this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/90 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-90
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