ABSTRACT

Sexual offences have recently undergone a radical reform. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 now governs this area of law and all the relevant offences have been updated. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203784174/0b470d65-8fae-470f-8598-83645e36121d/content/fig10_u1_C.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> Research Point

Look up the independent review entitled: Setting the Boundaries -Reforming the Law on Sex Offenders which was published in July 2000. Read the opening paragraph. Why was reform in this area of law urgently necessary?