The Social Workers Regulations 2018

Regulation 26(8)

SCHEDULE 3Listed offences

1.  Murder.

2.  An offence under any of the following provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 2003(1)—

(a)section 1 (rape),

(b)section 2 (assault by penetration),

(c)sections 5 to 8 (rape and other offences against children under 13),

(d)sections 9 to 12 (child sex offences),

(e)sections 30 to 33 (offences against persons with a mental disorder impeding choice), or

(f)sections 47 to 50 (abuse of children through prostitution and pornography).

3.  An offence under any of sections 9 to 12 of the Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005(2) (sexual services of children and child pornography).

4.  An offence under any of the following provisions of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008(3)—

(a)article 5 (rape),

(b)article 6 (assault by penetration),

(c)articles 12 to 15 (rape and other offences against children under 13),

(d)articles 16 to 19 (offences against children under 16),

(e)articles 37 to 40 (abuse of children under 18 through prostitution and pornography), or

(f)articles 43 to 46 (offences against persons with a mental disorder impeding choice).

5.  An offence under any of the following provisions of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009(4)—

(a)section 1 (rape),

(b)section 2 (assault by penetration),

(c)sections 3 to 6 (sexual assault and sexual coercion) committed against a person who is, by virtue of section 17 of that Act (capacity to consent: mentally disordered persons), treated as incapable of consenting,

(d)sections 18 to 26 (rape and other offences against children under 13), or

(e)sections 28 to 33 (offences against older children).

6.  An offence under either of the following provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015(5)—

(a)section 1 (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour), or

(b)section 2 (human trafficking).

7.  An offence under either of the following provisions of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015(6)—

(a)section 1 (offence of human trafficking), or

(b)section 4 (slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour).

8.  Extortion (in Scotland).

9.  An offence under section 21 of the Theft Act 1968(7) (blackmail).

10.  An offence under section 20 of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(8) (blackmail).

11.  An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (sexual assault).

12.  An offence under article 7 of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (sexual assault).

13.  An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (sexual assault).