HL Deb 16 March 2000 vol 610 c226WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they expect to complete their current review of sexual offences; how they will publish their views; and whether they intend to enhance the legal protection available for children against sexual exploitation. [HL1439]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

The Sex Offences Review is due to make its report to Ministers shortly, and it should be published for public consultation in the early summer. The review is preparing a detailed report together with a volume of supporting papers. These will be available in hard copy and on the Home Office website. The review has been asked to recommend coherent and clear sex offences which protect individuals, especially children and the more vulnerable, from abuse and exploitation. The report will set out is proposals to increase the protection given to children.