Part 1—Sexual Offences
- “33A Keeping a brothel used for prostitution
- (1) It is an offence for a person to keep, or to manage, or act or assist in the management of, a brothel to which people resort for practices involving prostitution (whether or not also for other practices).
- (2) In this section “prostitution” has the meaning given by section 51(2) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.”
(3) In Schedule 2 (mode of prosecution, punishment etc.), after paragraph 33 insert (as a paragraph with no entry in the fourth column)—
| “33A Keeping a brothel used for prostitution (section 33A). | (i) on indictment | Seven years |
| (ii) summarily | Six months, or the statutory maximum, or both.” |
56 Extension of gender-specific prostitution offences
Schedule 1 (extension of gender-specific prostitution offences) has effect.
Trafficking
57 Trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation
(1) A person commits an offence if he intentionally arranges or facilitates the arrival in the United Kingdom of another person (B) and either—
- (a) he intends to do anything to or in respect of B, after B’s arrival but in any part of the world, which if done will involve the commission of a relevant offence, or
- (b) he believes that another person is likely to do something to or in respect of B, after B’s arrival but in any part of the world, which if done will involve the commission of a relevant offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
- (a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
- (b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years.
58 Trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation
(1) A person commits an offence if he intentionally arranges or facilitates travel within the United Kingdom by another person (B) and either—
- (a) he intends to do anything to or in respect of B, during or after the journey and in any part of the world, which if done will involve the commission of a relevant offence, or
- (b) he believes that another person is likely to do something to or in respect of B, during or after the journey and in any part of the world, which if done will involve the commission of a relevant offence.
