Moved by
Lord Thomas of Gresford
11: After Clause 14, insert the following new Clause—
“Extra-territorial jurisdiction for sexual offences
In section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (criminal conduct), after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) If a person subject to service law, or a civilian subject to service discipline—
(a) does an act in a country outside England and Wales, and
(b) the act, if done in England and Wales would constitute a sexual offence under any of sections 1 to 12, 14 to 19 and 30 to 37 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003,
that person or civilian is guilty in England and Wales of that sexual offence.””