Sexual Offences Act 2003 Quiz

The Sexual Offences Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 = 2009 The Sexual Offences Act (Scotland) 2009 = 2010 Section 1 SOA 2003 = 2003

The action (actus reus) = Penile penetration without consent The mens rea = Lack of reasonable belief Article 5 Sexual Offences NI Order 2008 = Specific legislations related to sexual offences

The Sexual Offences Act (Scotland) 2009 = Scotland The Sexual Offences Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 = Northern Ireland Section 1 SOA 2003 = England and Wales

<p>England = Abolished via the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, 1994 Northern Ireland = Abolished via the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 Scotland = Still exists</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 = Scotland Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 = Northern Ireland Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, 1994 = England</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>UK = 16 years Scotland = Under 13 years are deemed unable to consent</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sexual Offences Act 2003 = England and Wales, 2003 The Sexual Offences Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 = Northern Ireland, 2008 Sexual Offences Act (Scotland) 2009 = Scotland, 2009</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>England and Wales = 10 years Northern Ireland = 10 years Scotland = 8 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act = Raised the age of criminal responsibility in Scotland Married Women’s Property Acts = Gave a degree of independence to widows Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act = Sexual offences legislation in Tynwald</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Middle Ages = Rape could be punished by death Until 1841 = Rape was a capital offence Until 1991 = Male spouses could not be charged with raping their wives</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Age of criminal responsibility = Minimum age at which a person is considered legally competent to commit a crime Capital offence = A crime punishable by death Matrimonial consent = The consent a wife was believed to have given to her husband upon marriage</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>England and Wales = Sexual Offences Act 2003 Northern Ireland = The Sexual Offences Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 Scotland = Sexual Offences Act (Scotland) 2009</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>s1 = Rape s2 = Assault by penetration s16-24 = Abuse of a position of trust s72 = Offences outside the UK</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Article 5 = Rape Article 6 = Assault by penetration Articles 23-31 = Offences against children under 18; abuse of a position of trust Article 76 = Offences outside the UK</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>s1 = Rape s2 = Sexual assault by penetration s42-45 = Abuse of a Position of Trust s55 = offences committed outside the UK</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>England and Wales = 151,059 sexual offences, including 55,632 allegations of rape Northern Ireland = Sexual offences decreased by 8.3 per cent Scotland = 13,364 sexual crimes reported, including 2,343 allegations of rape</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Better recording of crimes by police = Increase in reports over the last 15 years Greater willingness to come forward = Increase in reports over the last 15 years COVID-19 pandemic = Fluctuations in the level of crime experienced in 2020</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rape = 55,632 allegations Other sexual offences = 95,427 offences</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Isle of Man = Sexual Offences Act 1992 and Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2006 Guernsey and Jersey and Channel Islands = Have their own separate sexual offences legislation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>R v R 3 WLR 767 = Recognized that a woman could be raped by her husband Stallard v HM Advocate 1989 SLT 469 = Held that a man can be prosecuted for raping his wife in Scotland S v HM Adv 1989 SLT 469 = Also referred to as Stallard v HM Adv, covers sexual offences Sexual Offences Act, 1976 = Defined rape by statute</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1929 = It was possible for children under the age of 16 years to be married with parental consent 1991 = The law recognized that a woman could be raped by her husband 1994 = The law recognized that a man could be raped, as a woman could, with the inclusion of penile penetration of the anus in the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 2003 = The Sexual Offences Act reconfirmed the legal definition of penetration as 'between the labia'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Common law = A type of law based on judicial precedents rather than legislative statutes Statutory law = A type of law that has been passed by a legislative body Penile penetration = A form of sexual assault involving the insertion of the penis into the anus or vagina Corroborative evidence = Additional evidence that tends to support a proposition that is already supported by some initial evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Marriage Act, 1949 = Reconfirmed the legal age of marriage under parental consent Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, 1994 = Included penile penetration of the anus in the definition of rape Sexual Offences Act, 1956 = Made rape a statutory offence Sexual Offences Act, 2003 = Reconfirmed the legal definition of penetration as 'between the labia'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diploma of Legal Medicine (DLM) = See paragraph 4.4 in DLM Regulations Membership in Sexual Offence Medicine (MFFLM, SOM) = See Schedule 1, paragraph 4.3, page 19 and Schedule 4, paragraph 5, page 33 in MFFLM Regulations Membership in General Forensic Medicine (MFFLM, GFM) = See Schedule 1, paragraph 4.3, page 19 and Schedule 3, paragraph 5, page 30 in MFFLM Regulations Licentiate in Sexual Offence Medicine (LFFLM, SOM) = Part 6 (Legal) in LFFLM SOM Regulations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Explain how sexual offences legislation developed = Understanding the historical development of the legislation Describe the current legislation in relation to sexual offences in the UK = Knowledge about the present laws and regulations Have an understanding of the implications of increased reporting and the consequences of this on the Criminal Justice System = Awareness of the effects of more frequent reporting and its impact</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diploma of Legal Medicine (DLM) = <a href="https://fflm.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DLM-RegulationsFinal.pdf">https://fflm.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DLM-RegulationsFinal.pdf</a> Membership in Sexual Offence Medicine (MFFLM, SOM) = <a href="https://fflm.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MFFLMRegulations-Final.pdf">https://fflm.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/MFFLMRegulations-Final.pdf</a> Licentiate in Sexual Offence Medicine (LFFLM, SOM) = <a href="https://fflm.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LFFLM-SOMRegulations-Final-10.06.2020.pdf">https://fflm.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LFFLM-SOMRegulations-Final-10.06.2020.pdf</a> Licentiate in General Forensic Medicine (LFFLM, GFM) = <a href="https://fflm.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LFFLM-GFMRegulations-Final-10.06.2020.pdf">https://fflm.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LFFLM-GFMRegulations-Final-10.06.2020.pdf</a></p> Signup and view all the answers