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Policing and Crime Bill

The Minister is talking about a woman who has been raped, but that would be covered by the law of rape. We are—or I certainly am—still struggling with the fact that we have legislation in place, whether for trafficking, rape or violence against women, which allows a defence. Why is this so different? I agree that it is abhorrent if a client rapes a woman, and lots of prostitutes are subjected to violence. There are courses of action that can be taken within the law against them.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
712 c267 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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