{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-courts-act-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-courts-act-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/19",
  "legislation_title": "Victims and Courts Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-courts-act-2026",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Before Schedule A1 to the Children Act 1989 insert—\n“Schedule ZA1\nSerious sexual offences for the purposes of section 10C\nSection 10C\nProtection of Children Act 1978\n1 An offence under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 (indecent photographs of children).\nCriminal Justice Act 1988\n2 An offence under section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (possession of indecent photograph of a child).\nSexual Offences Act 2003\n3 An offence under any of the following provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 2003—\n(a) section 1 (rape);\n(b) section 2 (assault by penetration);\n(c) section 3 (sexual assault);\n(d) section 4 (causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent);\n(e) section 5 (rape of a child under 13);\n(f) section 6 (assault of a child under 13 by penetration);\n(g) section 7 (sexual assault of a child under 13);\n(h) section 8 (causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity);\n(i) section 9 (sexual activity with a child);\n(j) section 10 (causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity);\n(k) section 11 (engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child);\n(l) section 12 (causing a child to watch a sexual act);\n(m) section 13 (child sex offences committed by children or young persons);\n(n) section 14 (arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence);\n(o) section 15 (meeting a child following sexual grooming etc);\n(p) section 16 (abuse of position of trust: sexual activity with a child);\n(q) section 17 (abuse of position of trust: causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity);\n(r) section 18 (abuse of position of trust: sexual activity in the presence of a child);\n(s) section 19 (abuse of position of trust: causing a child to watch a sexual act);\n(t) section 25 (sexual activity with a child family member);\n(u) section 26 (inciting a child family member to engage in sexual activity);\n(v) section 47 (paying for sexual services of a child);\n(w) section 48 (causing or inciting sexual exploitation of a child);\n(x) section 49 (controlling a child in relation to sexual exploitation);\n(y) section 50 (arranging or facilitating sexual exploitation of a child).\nInchoate offences\n4 An inchoate offence (within the meaning of section 398 of the Sentencing Code) in relation to any offence specified in this Schedule.”",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 18(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/19/schedule/1/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:41:27.867027+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."
}