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Sexual offences - no decision is a decision
- Author:
- THOMPSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 20(2), November 2006, pp.12-14.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
It is ethically indefensible to ignore suspected sexual offences committed by men with learning difficulties. Past research had found that learning disability services often failed to make decisions precisely because they were so difficult. This article looks at the issues and considers whether research and legal developments, particularly the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, provide a more robust and defendable basis for the decision required. The author concludes that the current framework had made decision making easier.