Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
Amendment of section 1 of Act of 2006 | ||
15. Section 1 of the Act of 2006 is amended— | ||
(a) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “person in authority”: | ||
“ ‘person in authority’, in relation to a child against whom an offence is alleged to have been committed, means— | ||
(a) a parent, grandparent, uncle or aunt whether of the whole blood, of the half blood or by affinity of the child, | ||
(b) a current or former guardian or foster parent of the child, | ||
(c) a current or former step-parent of the child, | ||
(d) a current or former partner of a parent of the child who lives or has lived in an enduring family relationship with the parent, | ||
(e) any person who is for the time being, or has been, in loco parentis to the child, or | ||
(f) any other person who is or has been responsible for the education, supervision, training, care or welfare of the child;”, | ||
and | ||
(b) by the insertion of the following definition: | ||
“ ‘foster parent’ means a person other than a relative of a child who is caring for the child on behalf of the Child and Family Agency in accordance with regulations made under the Child Care Act 1991 ;”. |