HC Deb 08 March 2001 vol 364 c321W
Ms Shipley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to take forward the Sexual Offences Review following the end of the consultation period in March. [152100]

Mr. Charles Clarke

We have to date received over 650 responses to the publication "Setting the Boundaries" which set out the recommendations of the Sex Offences Review to Government. Over the coming months we will be considering in detail each of the 62 recommendations contained in Volume 1 of "Setting the Boundaries" in the light of those responses.

Following this we intend to bring forward proposals for legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.

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