DPP urges reform of disability sex laws

THE law should be changed to make it easier to prosecute carers who sexually exploit people with disabilities, the outgoing DPP has said.

James Hamilton made his comments following a conference held by the Law Reform Commission, which has launched a consultation paper on sexual offences and intellectual disability.

In its consultation paper, the LRC makes several provisional recommendations, including the repeal and replacement of the existing law on sexual offences involving people with an intellectual disability, Section 5 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993.