9.2 List of Relevant Offences
This chronological list of offences, which can be used to identify those who present a risk, or potential risk, to children, is reproduced from Home Office Guidance (‘Guidance on offences against Children’, Home Office Circular 16/2005)
| Offence | Section | Act |
| Murder | Common Law | |
| Manslaughter | Common Law | |
| Infanticide | Common Law | |
| Kidnapping | Common Law | |
| False Imprisonment | Common Law | |
| Assault or battery | Common Law | |
| Indecent exposure | Section 4 | Vagrancy Act 1824 |
| Indecent exposure | Section 28 | Town Police Clauses Act 1847 |
| Conspiring or soliciting to commit murder | Section 4 | Offences Against the Person Act 1861 |
| Administering poison, or wounding, with intent to murder | Section 11 | Offences Against the Person Act 1861 |
| Threats to kill | Section 16 | Offences Against the Person Act 1861 |
| Wounding and causing grievous bodily harm: Wounding with intent | Section 18 | Offences Against the Person Act 1861 |
| Wounding and causing grievous bodily harm: Inflicting bodily injury | Section 20 | Offences Against the Person Act 1861 |
| Maliciously administering poison | Section 23 | Offences Against the Person Act 1861 |
| Abandonment of children under two | Section 27 | Offences Against the Person Act 1861 |
| Assault occasioning actual bodily harm | Section 47 | Offences Against the Person Act 1861 |
| Child stealing | Section 56 | Offences Against the Person Act 1861 |
| Drunk in charge of a child under 7 years | Section 2 | Licensing Act 1902 |
| Cruelty to children | Section 1 | Children and Young Persons Act 1933 |
| Allowing persons under 16 to be in brothels | Section 3 | Children and Young Persons Act 1933 |
| Causing or allowing persons under 16 to be used for begging | Section 4 | Children and Young Persons Act 1933 |
| Give / cause to be given intoxicating liquor to a child under 5 years | Section 5 | Children and Young Persons Act 1933 |
| Exposing children under seven to risk of burning | Section 11 | Children and Young Persons Act 1933 |
| Prohibition against persons under 16 taking part in performances endangering life and limb | Section 23 | Children and Young Persons Act 1933 |
| Infanticide | Section 1 | Infanticide Act 1938 |
| Rape | Section 1 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Procurement of a woman by threats | Section 2 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Procurement of a woman by false pretences | Section 3 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Administering drugs to obtain or facilitate intercourse | Section 4 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Intercourse with a girl under 13 | Section 5 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Intercourse with a girl under 16 | Section 6 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Intercourse with defective | Section 7 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Procurement of defective | Section 9 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Incest by a man | Section 10 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Incest by a woman | Section 11 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Buggery where the victim is under 16* | Section 12 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Indecency between men (gross indecency) | Section 13 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Indecent assault on a woman | Section 14 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Indecent assault on a man | Section 15 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Assault with intent to commit buggery | Section 16 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Abduction of a woman by force or for the sake of her property | Section 17 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Abduction of unmarried girl under 18 from parent or guardian | Section 19 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Abduction of unmarried girl under 16 from parent or guardian | Section 20 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Abduction of defective from parent or guardian | Section 21 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Causing prostitution of women | Section 22 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Procuration of girl under 21 | Section 23 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Detention of a woman in a brothel or other premises | Section 24 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Permitting a girl under 13 to use premises for intercourse | Section 25 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Permitting a girl between 13 and 16 to use premises for intercourse | Section 26 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Permitting defective to use premises for intercourse | Section 27 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Causing or encouraging prostitution of, or intercourse with, or indecent assault on, girl under 16 | Section 28 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Causing or encouraging prostitution of defective | Section 29 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Man living on earnings of prostitution | Section 30 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Women exercising control over prostitute | Section 31 | Sexual Offences Act 1956 |
| Sexual intercourse with patients | Section 128 | Mental Health Act 1959 |
| Indecent conduct towards young child | Section 1 | Indecency with Children Act 1960 |
| Aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the suicide of a child or young person. | Section 2 | Suicide Act 1961 |
| Procuring others to commit homosexual acts (by procuring a child to commit an act of buggery with any person, or procuring any person to commit an act of buggery with a child) | Section 4 | Sexual Offences Act 1967 |
| Living on earnings of male prostitution | Section 5 | Sexual Offences Act 1967 |
| Burglary (by entering a building or part of a building with intent to rape a child) | Section 9 | Theft Act 1968 |
| Supplying or offering to supply a Class A drug to a child, being concerned in the supplying of such a drug to a child, or being concerned in the making to a child of an offer to supply such a drug. | Section 4 | Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 |
| Inciting girl under 16 to have incestuous sexual intercourse | Section 54 | Criminal Law Act 1977 |
| Indecent photographs of children | Section 1 | Protection of Children Act 1978 |
| Offence of abduction of a child by parent | Section 1 | Child Abduction Act 1984 |
| Offence of abduction of child by other persons | Section 2 | Child Abduction Act 1984 |
| Possession of indecent photographs of children | Section 160 | Criminal Justice Act 1988 |
| Abduction of Child in Care/ Police Protection: Take away/induce away/assist to run away/ keep away | Section 49 | Children Act 1989 |
| Recovery of missing or unlawfully held children | Section 50 | Children Act 1989 |
| Abuse of Trust | Section 3 | Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 |
| Traffic in prostitution | Section 145 | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 |
| Rape | Section 1 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Assault by penetration | Section 2 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Sexual assault | Section 3 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. | Section 4 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Rape of a child under 13 | Section 5 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Assault of a child under 13 by penetration | Section 6 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Sexual assault of a child under 13 | Section 7 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity | Section 8 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Sexual Activity with a Child | Section 9 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity | Section 10 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child | Section 11 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Causing a child to watch a sexual act | Section 12 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Child sex offences committed by a children or young persons | Section 13 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence | Section 14 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Meeting a child following sexual grooming etc. | Section 15 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity with a child | Section 16 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Abuse of position of trust: causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity | Section 17 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Abuse of position of trust: sexual activity in the presence of a child | Section 18 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Abuse of position of trust: causing a child to watch a sexual act | Section 19 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Sexual activity with a child family member | Section 25 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Inciting a child family member to engage in sexual activity | Section 26 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder impeding choice | Section 30 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Causing or inciting a person, with a mental disorder impeding choice, to engage in sexual activity | Section 31 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a person with a mental disorder impeding choice | Section 32 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Causing a person, with a mental disorder impeding choice, to watch a sexual act | Section 33 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Inducement, threat or deception to procure sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder | Section 34 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Causing a person with a mental disorder to engage in or agree to engage in sexual activity by inducement, threat or deception | Section 35 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Engaging in sexual activity in the presence, procured by inducement, threat or deception, of a person with a mental disorder | Section 36 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Causing a person with a mental disorder to watch a sexual act by inducement, threat or deception | Section 37 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Care workers: sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder | Section 38 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Care workers: causing or inciting sexual activity | Section 39 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Care workers: sexual activity in the presence of a person with a mental disorder | Section 40 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Care workers: causing a person with a mental disorder to watch a sexual act | Section 41 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Paying for the sexual services of a child | Section 47 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Causing or inciting Child Sexual Exploitation or pornography | Section 48 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Controlling a child prostitute or a child involved in pornography | Section 49 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Arranging or facilitating child sexual exploitation or pornography | Section 50 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Causing or inciting prostitution for gain | Section 52 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Controlling prostitution for gain | Section 53 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation | Section 57 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Trafficking within the UK for sexual exploitation | Section 58 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Trafficking out of the UK for sexual exploitation | Section 59 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Administering a substance with intent | Section 61 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence (in a case where the intended offence was an offence against a child) | Section 62 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence (in a case where the intended offence was an offence against a child) | Section 63 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Exposure | Section 66 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Voyeurism | Section 67 | Sexual Offences Act 2003 |
| Trafficking people for exploitation | Section 4 | Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 |
| Causing or allowing the death of a child or Adults at Risk | Section 5 | Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 |
A reference to an offence in this list includes:
- a reference to an attempt, conspiracy or incitement to commit that offence, and
- a reference to aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of that offence.
- Unless stated otherwise, the victim of the offences listed above will be under 18
- Cautions and discharges for the offences listed above will apply