Additional ancillary orders sexual offences

Automatic orders on conviction

The following requirements or provisions are not part of the sentence imposed by the court but apply automatically by operation of law. The role of the court is to inform the offender of the applicable requirements and/or prohibition.

Requirement or provision Statutory reference
Notification requirements

A relevant offender automatically becomes subject to notification requirements, obliging him to notify the police of specified information for a specified period. The court should inform the offender accordingly.

The operation of the notification requirement is not a relevant
consideration in determining the sentence for the offence.

Sections 80 to 88 and Schedule 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003
Protection for children and vulnerable adults

A statutory scheme pursuant to which offenders will or may be barred from regulated activity relating to children or vulnerable adults, with or without the right to make representations,
depending on the offence. The court should inform the offender accordingly.

Section 2 and Schedule 3 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria and
Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/37) (as amended)