Clause 53 - Sections 50 to 52: interpretation

Part of Sexual Offences Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee am 10:45 am ar 18 Medi 2003.

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Photo of Paul Beresford Paul Beresford Ceidwadwyr, Mole Valley 10:45, 18 Medi 2003

I back the thought of the hon. Member for Romsey, who has queried the clause. I raised the matter on Second Reading. It is well known that many paedophiles have written material of a nature that would shock most, if not all, of the people on the Committee. Paedophiles use such material to stimulate themselves and others and they spread it. I accept that that is an exceptionally difficult area in which to apply the law and I suspect that the Minister will have extreme difficulty in dealing with it. That was the response before.