United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 104373
Sexual Offences: Prosecutions
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14 January 2022
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24 January 2022 · Answer
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24 January 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reversing the burden of proof in respect of consent in cases of sexual assault.
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14 January 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reversing the burden of proof in respect of consent in cases of sexual assault.
Source: Commons
24 January 2022
Answer
Section 74 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 states that, for the purposes of sexual offences including sexual assault, a person consents if he or she agrees by choice, and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice. As with other elements of the offe...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-14/104373
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1403082
- uk · wq-1403082 · source updated 24 January 2022