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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110849959",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008",
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  "text": "The offences specified in this paragraph are—\n(a) the offences contrary to the common law of England and Wales of—\n(i) murder,\n(ii) kidnapping,\n(iii) infanticide;\n(b) the offences contrary to the common law of Scotland of—\n(i) murder,\n(ii) rape, where the offence was committed against a child,\n(iii) sodomy, unless every person involved in the offence was aged 16 or over and was a willing participant,\n(iv) indecent assault, where the offence was committed against a child,\n(v) clandestine injury to women, where the offence was committed against a child,\n(vi) abduction of a woman or a girl with intent to rape, where the offence was committed against a child,\n(vii) assault with intent to rape or ravish, where the offence was committed against a child;\n(c) an offence contrary to the common law of Scotland involving lewd, indecent or libidinous behaviour or practices, where the offence was committed against a child under the age of 16;\n(d) the offences contrary to the common law of Northern Ireland of—\n(i) murder,\n(ii) rape, where the offence was committed against a child,\n(iii) kidnapping,\n(iv) infanticide;\n(e) any offence contrary to a provision specified in the first column of Part 1 of the table set out in this paragraph, where it was committed in circumstances specified in the entry in the second column of that Part of that table that corresponds to the relevant entry in the first column of that Part of that table;\n(f) any offence contrary to a provision specified in Part 2 of that table;\n(g) any offence contrary to—\n(i) section 70 of the Army Act 1955,\n(ii) section 70 of the Air Force Act 1955, or\n(iii) section 42 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957,\nwhich corresponds to an offence contrary to any provision specified in the first column of Part 1 of that table and which was committed in circumstances specified in the entry in the second column of that Part of that table that corresponds to the relevant entry in the first column of that Part of that table;\n(h) any offence contrary to—\n(i) section 70 of the Army Act 1955,\n(ii) section 70 of the Air Force Act 1955, or\n(iii) section 42 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957,\nwhich corresponds to an offence contrary to any provision specified in Part 2 of that table; and\n(i) any offence contrary to section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 where—\n(i) the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is one contrary to a provision specified in the first column of Part 1 of that table, and the offence under the Armed Forces Act 2006 was committed in circumstances specified in the entry in the second column of that Part of that table that corresponds to the relevant entry in the first column of that Part of that table, or\n(ii) the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is one contrary to a provision specified in Part 2 of that table.\nTable\nPart 1\nProvision\nCircumstances\nOffences Against the Person Act 1861, section 61\nThe person with whom the offence was committed was under the age of 16, where the offence was committed in England or Wales, or under the age of 17, where the offence was committed in Northern Ireland, or did not consent to the act, in either case\nCriminal Law Amendment Act 1885, section 11\nThe person with whom the offence was committed or against whom it was attempted was under the age of 16, where the offence was committed in England or Wales, or under the age of 17, where the offence was committed in Northern Ireland, or did not consent to the act, in either case\nPunishment of Incest Act 1908, section 1\nThe offence was committed against a child or the other party to the offence did not consent to the act\nPunishment of Incest Act 1908, section 2\nThe offence was committed against a child or the other party to the offence did not consent to the act\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 1\nThe offence was committed against a child\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 10\nThe offence was committed against a child or the other party to the offence did not consent to the act\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 11\nThe offence was committed against a child or the other party to the offence did not consent to the act\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 12\nThe person with whom the offence was committed was under the age of 16 or did not consent to the act\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 13\nThe person with whom the offence was committed was under the age of 16 or did not consent to the act\nMisuse of Drugs Act 1971, section 4(3)\nThe person to whom controlled drugs were supplied or offered to be supplied was a child\nCustoms and Excise Management Act 1979, section 170\nThe relevant goods were goods which were prohibited to be imported or brought into the United Kingdom, pursuant to section 42 of the Customs Consolidation Act 1876\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 1\nThe offence was committed against a child\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 5\nThe offence was committed against a child\nPart 2\nProvision\nOffences Against the Person Act 1861, section 21\nOffences Against the Person Act 1861, section 52\nOffences Against the Person Act 1861, section 53\nOffences Against the Person Act 1861, section 54\nOffences Against the Person Act 1861, section 55\nOffences Against the Person Act 1861, section 62\nCriminal Law Amendment Act 1885, section 2\nCriminal Law Amendment Act 1885, section 3\nCriminal Law Amendment Act 1885, section 4\nCriminal Law Amendment Act 1885, section 5\nCriminal Law Amendment Act 1885, section 6\nCriminal Law Amendment Act 1885, section 7\nCriminal Law Amendment Act 1885, section 8\nVagrancy Act 1898, section 1\nChildren and Young Persons Act 1933, section 1\nChildren and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937, section 12(1)\nInfanticide Act 1938, section 1\nInfanticide Act (Northern Ireland) 1939, section 1\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 2\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 3\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 4\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 5\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 6\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 7\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 9\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 14\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 15\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 16\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 17\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 19\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 20\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 21\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 22\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 23\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 24\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 25\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 26\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 27\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 28\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 29\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 30\nSexual Offences Act 1956, section 31\nMental Health Act 1959, section 128\nIndecency with Children Act 1960, section 1\nSexual Offences Act 1967, section 4\nSexual Offences Act 1967, section 5\nTheft Act 1968, section 9(1)(a)\nChildren and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968, section 20\nChildren and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968, section 21\nChildren and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968, section 22\nCriminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968, section 9\nTheft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969, section 9\nSexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976,\nsection 2A\nSexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976,\nsection 2B\nSexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976,\nsection 2C\nSexual Offences (Scotland) Act 1976,\nsection 4\nCriminal Law Act 1977, section 54\nProtection of Children Act 1978, section 1\nProtection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, Article 3\nCriminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, Article 9\nCriminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980, section 80(7)\nHomosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982, Article 7\nHomosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982, Article 8\nCivic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, section 52\nCivic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, section 52A\nMental Health Act 1983, section 126\nMental Health Act 1983, section 127\nMental Health Act 1983, section 128\nMental Health Act 1983, section 129\nChild Abduction Act 1984, section 1\nChild Abduction Act 1984, section 2\nChild Abduction Act 1984, section 6\nMental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, section 105\nMental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, section 108\nMental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, section 109\nChild Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, Article 3\nChild Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, Article 4\nMental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 119\nMental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 121\nMental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 122(1)(b) to (e)\nMental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 124\nMental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 125\nCriminal Justice Act 1988, section 160\nCriminal Justice (Evidence)(Northern Ireland) Order 1988, Article 15\nCriminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, section 1\nCriminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, section 2\nCriminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, section 3\nCriminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, section 5(3)\nCriminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, section 6\nCriminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, section 7(1) or (2)\nCriminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, section 8(1) or (3)\nCriminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, section 9\nCriminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, section 10\nCriminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, section 11\nCriminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, section 13\nSexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000, section 3\nNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, section 145\nCriminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Article 19\nCriminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Article 20\nCriminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Article 21\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 2\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 3\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 4\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 5\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 6\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 7\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 8\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 9\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 10\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 11\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 12\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 14\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 15\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 16\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 17\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 18\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 19\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 20\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 25\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 26\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 47\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 48\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 49\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 50\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 52\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 53\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 57\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 58\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 59\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 61\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 62\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 63\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 66\nSexual Offences Act 2003, section 67\nAsylum and Immigration Act 2004, section 4\nDomestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, section 5\nMental Capacity Act 2005, section 44\nProtection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005, section 1\nProtection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005, section 9\nProtection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005, section 10\nProtection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005, section 11\nProtection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005, section 12\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 6\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 7\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 8\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 12\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 13\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 14\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 15\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 16\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 17\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 18\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 19\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 21\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 22\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 23\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 24\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 25\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 26\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 27\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 32\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 33\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 37\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 38\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 39\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 40\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 62\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 63\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 65\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 66\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 67\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 70\nSexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Article 71",
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