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  "title": "UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 47 - Paying for Sexual Services of a Child",
  "domain": "Online Safety & Child Protection",
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  "last_updated": "2026-06-04",
  "bluf": "Section 47 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence intentionally to obtain, for oneself, the sexual services of a person under 18 in circumstances where one has, before obtaining those services, made or promised payment for…",
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