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  "title": "UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 53A - Paying for Sexual Services of a Prostitute Subjected to Force",
  "domain": "Online Safety & Child Protection",
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  "last_updated": "2026-06-04",
  "bluf": "Section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (added by the Policing and Crime Act 2009) makes it a strict liability offence for a person (A) to make or promise payment for the sexual services of a prostitute (B) where a third person (C)…",
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