4—Amendment of section 10—Matters to which a sentencing court
should have regard
(1)
Section 10(1)—after paragraph (eb) insert:
(ec) in
the case of a sexual offence committed against a child—the need to give
proper effect to the policy stated in subsection (4);
(2)
Section 10—afer the examples following subsection (3) insert:
(4) A primary policy
of the criminal law is to protect children from sexual predators by ensuring
that, in any sentence for an offence involving sexual exploitation of a child,
paramount consideration is given to the need for deterrence.