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Sexual Offences Act 2003

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22A Further positions of trust

(1) For the purposes of sections 16 to 19, a person (A) is in a position of trust in relation to another person (B) if— (a) A coaches, teaches, trains, supervises or instructs B, on a regular basis, in a sport or a religion, and (b) A knows that they coach, teach, train, supervise or instruct B, on a regular basis, in that sport or religion. (2) In subsection (1)— “sport” includes— any game in which physical skill is the predominant factor, and any form of physical recreation which is also engaged in for purposes of competition or display; “religion” includes— a religion which involves belief in more than one god, and a religion which does not involve belief in a god. (3) This section does not apply where a person (A) is in a position of trust in relation to another person (B) by virtue of circumstances within section 21. (4) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend subsections (1) and (2) to add or remove an activity in which a person may be coached, taught, trained, supervised or instructed.

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22A Further positions of trust

(1) For the purposes of sections 16 to 19, a person (A) is in a position of trust in relation to another person (B) if— (a) A coaches, teaches, trains, supervises or instructs B, on a regular basis, in a sport or a religion, and (b) A knows that they coach, teach, train, supervise or instruct B, on a regular basis, in that sport or religion. (2) In subsection (1)— “sport” includes— any game in which physical skill is the predominant factor, and any form of physical recreation which is also engaged in for purposes of competition or display; “religion” includes— a religion which involves belief in more than one god, and a religion which does not involve belief in a god. (3) This section does not apply where a person (A) is in a position of trust in relation to another person (B) by virtue of circumstances within section 21. (4) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend subsections (1) and (2) to add or remove an activity in which a person may be coached, taught, trained, supervised or instructed.

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