- Podcast Location:
- Sorry, this podcast has been removed as it is now out of date
- Categories:
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Crime
- CPD Points:
- Up to one point - details »
Due to the difference in guidelines between the SRA and the Bar Standards Board, CPD points are awarded differently for Solicitors, Barristers and Legal Executives:
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority / ILEX:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain 1 CPD point (60 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain ½ an accredited CPD point (30 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
- Cost:
- Standard rate: £45+VAT - Corporate users will pay less.
- Length:
- 30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz) - Plays on Computer:
- Yes Downloadable as MP3: Yes
- Contributor(s):
- Course Aims:
This course provides the listener with a guide to the statutory framework for underage sex and focuses primarily on the rise in 'statutory rape' charges. Factors relevant to the CPS decision to charge a child with a sexual offence are regarded, which provide assistance to any practitioner wishing to challenge such a decision by way of judicial review.
- Outcomes:
- After completing the course you will:
- To be aware of the relevant statutory offences that may be charged;
- To understand the factors that come into play when making a decision to charge;
- To know the penalties that may be imposed on children convicted of a sexual offence;
- To develop an opinion on the appropriateness of charging a child with regard to the specific circumstances of the case.
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Classification:
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Case Update
Practical Guide
- Sources and References:
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- Sexual Offences Act 2003;
- European Convention on Human Rights;
- R (on application of Z) v DPP [2006] QBD;
- R v Young (1990) 12 Cr App R (Sentencing) 279;
- R v G and the Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Crim 821;
- R v Chief Constable of Kent and Another ex parte L, R v DPP ex parte B (1991) 93 Cr App R 416.
In this CPDcast, Felicity Gerry, a barrister with a specialism in crimes involving children, examines the framework within which children are charged with sexual offences. Felicity draws on established case law and cases she has been involved in to illustrate the contention surrounding both consensual and non-consensual sexual intercourse between children.
Podcast Added: 25/9/2008
This course has now been removed from the site. It is no longer suitable for CPD purposes as it contains information that is out of date or incorrect. For a list of our latest CPDcasts, please visit the library.