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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2015/section-68",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2015/section-68.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2015/9",
  "legislation_title": "Serious Crime Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2015",
  "path": "section/68",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "68",
  "heading": "Child sexual exploitation",
  "text": "(1) The Sexual Offences Act 2003 is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (6).\n(2) For the heading before section 47 substitute “ Sexual exploitation of children ”.\n(3) In section 48 (headed “Causing or inciting child prostitution or pornography”)—\n(a) in the heading, for “child prostitution or pornography” substitute “ sexual exploitation of a child ”;\n(b) in subsection (1)(a), for “to become a prostitute, or to be involved in pornography,” substitute “ to be sexually exploited ”.\n(4) In section 49 (headed “Controlling a child prostitute or a child involved in pornography”)—\n(a) in the heading, for “prostitute or a child involved in pornography” substitute “ in relation to sexual exploitation ”;\n(b) in subsection (1)(a), for “prostitution or involvement in pornography” substitute “ sexual exploitation ”.\n(5) In section 50 (headed “Arranging or facilitating child prostitution or pornography”)—\n(a) in the heading, for “child prostitution or pornography” substitute “ sexual exploitation of a child ”;\n(b) in subsection (1)(a), for “prostitution or involvement in pornography” substitute “ sexual exploitation ”.\n(6) In section 51 (interpretation of sections 48 to 50)—\n(a) omit subsection (1);\n(b) for subsection (2) substitute—\n“(2) For the purposes of sections 48 to 50, a person (B) is sexually exploited if—\n(a) on at least one occasion and whether or not compelled to do so, B offers or provides sexual services to another person in return for payment or a promise of payment to B or a third person, or\n(b) an indecent image of B is recorded;\nand “sexual exploitation” is to be interpreted accordingly.”\n(7) In section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959 (loitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution), in subsection (1), after “person” insert “ aged 18 or over ”.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 68 in force at 3.5.2015 by S.I. 2015/820, reg. 2(l)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/9/section/68",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:07:05.371498+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}