Alleged offences relating to prostitution and people trafficking as specified in a European arrest warrant for which the appellant’s extradition to Lithuania was sought amounted to extradition offences by virtue of the Extradition Act 2003 s.64(3). All the conditions of s.64(3) had been met, notably as the conduct alleged in the warrant had partly occurred in Lithuania and would constitute one or more offences under English law.
EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANTS EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS 1950 art.7 EXTRADITION EXTRADITION ACT 2003 s.64 EXTRADITION OFFENCES EXTRADITION ORDERS NO PUNISHMENT WITHOUT LAW OFFENCES SPECIFIED IN ARREST WARRANT AMOUNTING TO EXTRADITION OFFENCES BY VIRTUE OF S.64(3) EXTRADITION ACT 2003 Part 1 PART OF CONDUCT OCCURRING IN REQUESTING STATE PROSTITUTION s.10 s.52 s.53 s.59(3) s.60 s.60(1) s.60(2) s.64(2) s.64(3) s.64(4) SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.59
“Control” within the meaning of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 s.53 should be given its ordinary dictionary meaning of directing a relevant activity and included, but was not limited to, individuals who forced another to carry out a relevant activity. Therefore there was no need to prove that a complainant had been forced, coerced or compelled to work as a prostitute, merely that she had been directed to do so.
ACTUS REUS CONTROLLING PROSTITUTES CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE JURY DIRECTIONS LIVING ON PROSTITUTION MEANING OF “CONTROLS” IN S.53 SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.30(1) s.31 s.49 s.49(1) s.52 s.53(1) SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 1956 s.30 SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.53 STATUTORY DEFINITION STATUTORY INTERPRETATION
A sentence of 40 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to traffic into the United Kingdom for sexual exploitation contrary to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 s.57 was excessive in light of a defendant’s lack of previous convictions, his young age, the limited scale of the criminal operation and his plea of guilty.
AGGRAVATING FEATURES CONSPIRACY GUILTY PLEAS s.52 SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING SENTENCING GUIDELINES SEXUAL OFFENCES SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.57 STARTING POINTS TRAFFICKING FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION