HL Deb 14 March 1980 vol 406 cc1399-400WA
Lord AVEBURY

to ask Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the review of the Public Order Act 1936, now being conducted, would include consideration of the use of Section 5 to deal with soliciting by prostitutes and importuning by men;and if not, whether they will look into this as a separate matter.

Lord BELSTEAD

No. The law on sexual offences is under separate review by the Criminal Law Revision Committee in consultation with the Policy Advisory Committee on Sexual Offences. The Government think it right to await the outcome of this review before considering changes in this area of the law.