Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (2022 c. 32)
- Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (2022 c. 32)
- PART 1 Protection of the police etc
- Police covenant report
- 1 Police covenant report
- Offences against emergency workers
- 2 Increase in penalty for assault on emergency worker
- 3 Required life sentence for manslaughter of emergency worker
- Special constables and Police Federations
- 4 Special constables and Police Federations: amendments to the Police Act 1996
- Police driving standards
- 5 Meaning of dangerous driving: constables etc
- 6 Meaning of careless driving: constables etc
- 7 Regulations relating to sections 5 and 6
- PART 2 Prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime
- CHAPTER 1 Functions relating to serious violence
- Functions relating to serious violence
- 8 Duties to collaborate and plan to prevent and reduce serious violence
- 9 Powers to collaborate and plan to prevent and reduce serious violence
- 10 Power to authorise collaboration etc. with other persons
- 11 Specified authorities and local government areas
- 12 Educational, prison and youth custody authorities
- 13 Preventing and reducing serious violence
- Exercise of functions
- 14 Involvement of local policing bodies
- 15 Involvement of educational, prison and youth custody authorities
- 16 Disclosure of information
- 17 Supply of information to local policing bodies
- 18 Directions
- 19 Guidance
- Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 etc
- 20 Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998
- 21 Amendment to the Police and Justice Act 2006
- General
- 22 Regulations
- 23 Index of defined expressions
- CHAPTER 2 Offensive weapons homicide reviews
- 24 Duty to arrange a review
- 25 Relevant review partners
- 26 Relationship with other review requirements
- 27 Notification of Secretary of State
- 28 Conduct of review
- 29 Information
- 30 Information: supplementary
- 31 Delegating functions
- 32 Guidance
- 33 Power to pay grant: local health boards
- 34 Piloting
- 35 Regulations
- 36 Interpretation
- CHAPTER 3 Extraction of information from electronic devices
- 37 Extraction of information from electronic devices: investigations of crime etc
- 38 Application of section 37 to children and adults without capacity
- 39 Requirements for voluntary provision and agreement
- 40 Application of section 37 where user has died etc
- 41 Extraction of information from electronic devices: investigations of death
- 42 Code of practice about the extraction of information
- 43 Confidential information
- 44 Authorised persons
- Chapter 3A Requests for information relating to victims
- 44A Requests for information relating to victims
- 44B Notice requirements for victim information requests
- 44C Content of victim information requests
- 44D Code of practice
- 44E Authorised persons
- 44F Application of this Chapter to service police etc
- CHAPTER 4 Other provisions
- Pre-charge bail
- 45 Pre-charge bail
- Sexual offences
- 46 Arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence
- 47 Positions of trust
- 48 Voyeurism: breast-feeding
- Domestic abuse
- 49 Time limit for prosecution of common assault or battery in domestic abuse cases
- Criminal damage to memorials
- 50 Criminal damage to memorials: mode of trial
- Overseas production orders
- 51 Overseas production orders
- Amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 etc
- 52 Power to photograph certain persons at a police station
- 53 Power to specify date of attendance at police station for fingerprinting etc
- 54 PACE etc powers for food crime officers
- Search for material relating to human remains
- 55 Entry and search of premises for human remains or material relating to human remains
- 56 Special procedure for access to material relating to human remains
- 57 Additional seizure powers
- Prisoner custody officers
- 58 Functions of prisoner custody officers in relation to live link hearings
- Proceeds of crime
- 59 Proceeds of crime: account freezing orders
- Non-criminal hate incidents
- 60 Code of practice relating to non-criminal hate incidents
- 61 Further provision about a code of practice under section 60
- Offences relating to hares etc
- 62 Increase in penalty for offences related to game etc
- 63 Trespass with intent to search for or to pursue hares with dogs etc
- 64 Being equipped for searching for or pursuing hares with dogs etc
- 65 Recovery order on conviction for certain offences involving dogs
- 66 Disqualification order on conviction for certain offences involving dogs
- 67 Seizure and disposal of dogs in connection with disqualification order
- 68 Termination of disqualification order
- 69 Section 67: supplementary
- 70 Disqualification orders: appeals
- Administering a substance with intent to cause harm
- 71 Administering a substance with intent to cause harm
- Offences motivated by hostility based on sex or gender
- 72 Response to Law Commission report on hate crime laws
- PART 3 Public order
- Public processions and public assemblies
- 73 Imposing conditions on public processions
- 74 Imposing conditions on public assemblies
- 75 Offences under sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order Act 1986
- Palace of Westminster, Parliament Square etc
- 76 Obstruction of vehicular access to Parliament
- 77 Power to specify other areas as controlled areas
- Public nuisance
- 78 Intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance
- One-person protests
- 79 Imposing conditions on one-person protests
- Wilful obstruction of highway
- 80 Wilful obstruction of highway
- Repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824 etc
- 81 Repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824 etc
- Expedited public spaces protection orders
- 82 Expedited public spaces protection orders
- PART 4 Unauthorised encampments
- 83 Offence relating to residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle
- 84 Amendments to existing powers
- 85 Guidance on exercise of police powers in respect of trespassers on land etc
- PART 5 Road traffic
- Road traffic offences
- 86 Causing death by dangerous driving or careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs: increased penalties
- 87 Causing serious injury by careless, or inconsiderate, driving
- 88 Road traffic offences: minor and consequential amendments
- Courses offered as an alternative to prosecution
- 89 Courses offered as alternative to prosecution: fees etc
- Removal etc of abandoned vehicles
- 90 Charges for removal, storage and disposal of vehicles
- Surrender of driving licences
- 91 Production of licence to the court
- 92 Surrender of licence to Secretary of State where disqualified
- 93 Removal of requirement to surrender licence where fixed penalty notice
- 94 Removal of requirement to deliver up licence where conditional offer
- 95 Surrender of licences and test certificates by new drivers
- 96 Minor and consequential amendments
- Fixed penalty notices in Scotland
- 97 Power to issue fixed penalty notices on-the-spot in Scotland
- PART 6 Cautions
- Introductory
- 98 Diversionary and community cautions
- Diversionary cautions
- 99 Giving a diversionary caution
- 100 Deciding on the conditions
- 101 Rehabilitation and reparation conditions
- 102 Financial penalty conditions
- 103 Foreign offenders’ conditions
- 104 Variation of conditions
- 105 Effect of diversionary caution
- 106 Arrest for failure to comply
- 107 Application of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
- Community cautions
- 108 Giving a community caution
- 109 Deciding on the conditions
- 110 Rehabilitation and reparation conditions
- 111 Financial penalty conditions
- 112 Enforcement of financial penalties: registration
- 113 Enforcement of financial penalties: court proceedings
- 114 Variation of conditions
- 115 Effect of community caution
- General
- 116 Code of practice
- 117 Restriction on multiple cautions
- 118 Abolition of other cautions and out-of-court disposals
- Supplementary
- 119 Consequential amendments relating to Part 6
- 120 Regulations under Part 6
- 121 Interpretation of Part 6
- PART 7 Sentencing and release
- CHAPTER 1 Custodial sentences
- Penalties for offences involving children or vulnerable adults
- 122 Penalty for cruelty to children
- 123 Penalty for causing or allowing a child or vulnerable adult to die or suffer serious physical harm
- Minimum sentences for particular offences
- 124 Minimum sentences for particular offences
- Life sentences: time to be served
- 125 Whole life order as starting point for premeditated child murder
- 126 Whole life orders for young adult offenders in exceptional cases
- 127 Starting points for murder committed when under 18
- 128 Sentences of detention during Her Majesty’s pleasure: review of minimum term
- 129 Life sentence not fixed by law: minimum term
- Release on licence
- 130 Increase in requisite custodial period for certain violent or sexual offenders
- 131 Increase in requisite custodial period for certain other offenders of particular concern
- 132 Power to refer high-risk offenders to Parole Board in place of automatic release
- 133 Power to make provision for reconsideration and setting aside of Parole Board decisions
- 134 Responsibility for setting licence conditions for fixed-term prisoners
- 135 Repeal of uncommenced provision for establishment of recall adjudicators
- 136 Release at direction of Parole Board after recall: fixed-term prisoners
- 137 Power to change test for release of fixed-term prisoners following recall
- 138 Imprisonment for public protection etc: duty to refer person released on licence to Parole Board
- 139 Release at direction of Parole Board: timing
- Driving disqualification: extension in connection with custodial sentence
- 140 Extension of driving disqualification where custodial sentence imposed: England and Wales
- 141 Increase in driving disqualification periods under certain existing orders: England and Wales
- 142 Extension of driving disqualification where custodial sentence imposed: Scotland
- 143 Increase in driving disqualification periods under certain existing orders: Scotland
- Minor amendments
- 144 Calculation of period before release or Parole Board referral where multiple sentences being served
- 145 Application of release provisions to repatriated prisoners
- 146 Sentences and offences in respect of which polygraph condition may be imposed
- 147 Minor amendments to do with weapons-related offences
- 148 Application of provision about minimum terms to service offences
- CHAPTER 2 Community sentences
- Community and suspended sentence orders
- 149 Supervision by responsible officer
- 150 Increases in maximum daily curfew hours and curfew requirement period
- 151 Power for responsible officer to vary curfew requirements etc
- 152 Removal of attendance centre requirements for adults
- 153 Special procedures relating to review and breach
- 154 Drug testing requirement
- Unpaid work requirements
- 155 Duty to consult on unpaid work requirements
- CHAPTER 3 Assaults on those providing a public service etc
- 156 Assaults on those providing a public service etc
- PART 8 Youth justice
- Youth remand
- 157 Youth remand
- Detention and training orders
- 158 Discretion as to length of term
- 159 Consecutive detention and training order and sentence of detention: effect of early release decision
- 160 Detention and training orders: time to count as served
- Youth rehabilitation orders
- 161 Youth rehabilitation orders
- Abolition of reparation orders
- 162 Abolition of reparation orders
- PART 9 Secure children's homes and secure 16 to 19 Academies
- 163 Temporary release from secure children’s homes
- 164 Secure 16 to 19 Academies
- PART 10 Management of offenders
- CHAPTER 1 Serious violence reduction orders
- 165 Serious violence reduction orders
- 166 Serious violence reduction orders: piloting
- CHAPTER 2 Knife crime prevention orders
- 167 Knife crime prevention order on conviction: adjournment of proceedings
- CHAPTER 3 Management of sex offenders
- Notification requirements
- 168 Locations for sexual offender notification
- 169 Offences outside the United Kingdom: notification requirements
- 170 Notification orders: Scotland
- Sexual harm prevention orders and sexual risk orders
- 171 Applications by British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police
- 172 List of countries
- 173 Requirement for courts and certain persons to have regard to the list of countries
- 174 Standard of proof
- 175 Sexual harm prevention orders: power to impose positive requirements
- 176 Sexual risk orders: power to impose positive requirements
- 177 Positive requirements: further amendments
- 178 Electronic monitoring requirements
- 179 Positive requirements and electronic monitoring requirements: service courts
- Orders made in different parts of the United Kingdom
- 180 Enforcement of requirements of orders made in Scotland or Northern Ireland
- 181 Effect of conviction for breach of Scottish order etc
- 182 Orders superseding, or superseded by, Scottish orders
- 183 Variation etc of order by court in another part of the United Kingdom
- CHAPTER 4 Management of terrorist offenders
- 184 Terrorist offenders released on licence: arrest without warrant pending recall decision
- 185 Power to search terrorist offenders released on licence
- 186 Search of premises of offender released on licence for purposes connected with protection from risk of terrorism
- 187 Powers of seizure and retention
- 188 Sections 184 to 187: consequential provision
- 189 Arrangements for assessing etc risks posed by certain offenders
- CHAPTER 5 Football banning orders
- 190 Football banning orders: relevant offences
- 191 Football banning orders: power to amend list of relevant offences
- 192 Football banning orders: requirement to make order on conviction etc
- PART 11 Rehabilitation of offenders
- 193 Rehabilitation of offenders
- PART 12 Disregards and pardons for certain historical offences
- 194 Disregard of certain convictions or cautions
- 195 Pardons for certain convictions or cautions
- PART 13 Procedures in courts and tribunals
- Juries
- 196 British Sign Language interpreters for deaf jurors
- 197 Continuation of criminal trial on death or discharge of a juror
- Transmission and recording of court and tribunal proceedings
- 198 Remote observation and recording of court and tribunal proceedings
- 199 Offence of recording or transmission in relation to remote proceedings
- 200 Expansion of use of video and audio links in criminal proceedings
- 201 Repeal of temporary provision
- 202 Expedited procedure for initial regulations about remote observation of proceedings
- PART 14 Final provisions
- 203 Financial provision
- 204 Minor amendments arising out of sentencing consolidation
- 205 Power to make consequential provision
- 206 Power to state effect in Sentencing Act 2020 of commencement of amendments made by this Act
- 207 Extent
- 208 Commencement
- 209 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Specified authorities and local government areas
- SCHEDULE 2 Educational, prison and youth custody authorities
- SCHEDULE 3 Extraction of information from electronic devices: authorised persons
- PART 1 Authorised persons in relation to all purposes within section 37 or 41
- PART 2 Authorised persons in relation to all purposes within section 37
- PART 3 Authorised persons in relation to the prevention of crime etc only
- SCHEDULE 4 Pre-charge bail
- PART 1 Grant of pre-charge bail
- Amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
- Amendments to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- PART 2 Factors to be taken into account in deciding whether to grant pre-charge bail
- PART 3 Duty to seek views of alleged victims
- Amendments to the Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)
- Amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
- Amendments to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- PART 4 Limits on period of bail without charge
- PART 5 Police detention after arrest for breach of pre-charge bail etc
- PART 6 Guidance on pre-charge bail
- SCHEDULE 5 Overseas production orders
- SCHEDULE 6 Special procedure for access to material relating to human remains
- Making of orders by judge
- Notices of applications for orders
- Failure to comply with order
- Issue of warrants by judge
- Procedural rules
- Costs
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 7 Expedited public spaces protection orders
- SCHEDULE 8 Road traffic offences: minor and consequential amendments
- Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
- Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 55)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32)
- Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
- SCHEDULE 9 Surrender of licences and test certificates by new drivers
- SCHEDULE 10 Surrender of licences: minor and consequential amendments
- PART 1 Amendments to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
- PART 2 Amendments to other Acts
- Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32)
- PART 3 Consequential repeals of amending enactments
- Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995 (c. 13)
- Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22)
- Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)
- Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)
- Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49)
- Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2)
- SCHEDULE 11 Cautions: consequential amendments
- Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c. 53)
- Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)
- Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c. 42)
- Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
- Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
- Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)
- Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)
- Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21)
- Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12)
- Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2)
- Other consequential repeals
- SCHEDULE 12 Minimum sentences for particular offences: consequential amendments
- Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
- Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
- SCHEDULE 13 Removal of attendance centre requirements for adults: related amendments
- Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- Sentencing Code
- SCHEDULE 14 Community and suspended sentence orders: special procedures relating to review and breach
- PART 1 Amendments to the Sentencing Code
- Introductory
- Orders that qualify for special procedures
- Review of community orders
- Review of suspended sentence orders
- Review of drug rehabilitation requirements
- Breach of community order: power to commit to custody
- Breach of suspended sentence order: power to commit to custody
- PART 2 Prospective amendments
- Prospective amendments relating to abolition of detention in a young offender institution
- SCHEDULE 15 Community and suspended sentence orders: drug testing requirement
- SCHEDULE 16 Detention and training orders: time to count as served
- PART 1 Detention and training orders made under Sentencing Code
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17)
- Other enactments
- PART 2 Detention and training orders made under Armed Forces Act 2006
- SCHEDULE 17 Youth rehabilitation orders
- PART 1 Electronic monitoring: general requirements
- PART 2 Electronic whereabouts monitoring requirements
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)
- Sentencing Code
- PART 3 Intensive supervision and surveillance
- PART 4 Curfew requirements and education requirements
- Introductory
- Curfew requirement
- Education requirement
- PART 5 The responsible officer
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)
- Sentencing Code
- SCHEDULE 18 Variation etc of order by court in another part of the United Kingdom
- PART 1 Variation etc of order made in England and Wales or Scotland by court in Northern Ireland
- Amendments of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
- Amendments of the Sentencing Code
- PART 2 Variation of order by court in Scotland
- Amendments of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
- Amendments of the Sentencing Code
- PART 3 Variation of order by court in England and Wales
- SCHEDULE 19 Management of terrorist offenders: provision consequential on sections 184 to 187
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
- Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)
- Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c. 28)
- Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12))
- Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 1)
- SCHEDULE 20 Further provision about video and audio links in criminal proceedings
- Criminal Justice Act 2003
- Extradition Act 2003
- Consequential amendments of other enactments
- SCHEDULE 21 Minor amendments in relation to the sentencing consolidation
- PART 1 Amendments to the Sentencing Act 2020
- PART 2 Amendments to other enactments
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11)
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