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Coroners and Justice Act 2009 in England

2009 c. 25 · Enacted 12 November 2009 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the law relating to coroners, to investigation of deaths and to certification and registration of deaths; to amend the criminal law; to make provision about criminal justice and about dealing with offenders; to make provision about the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; to make provision relating to the security of court and other buildings; to make provision about legal aid and about payments for legal services provided in connection with employment matters; to make provision for payments to be made by offenders in respect of benefits derived from the exploitation of material pertaining to offences; to amend the Data Protection Act 1998; and for connected purposes.

[12th November 2009]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C1

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Act: power to amend conferred (E.W.) (26.5.2019) by Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 (c. 12), s. 4(4)

Contents

  1. Part 1: Coroners etc
  2. Chapter 1: Investigations into deaths
  3. Duty to investigate
  4. 1Duty to investigate certain deaths
  5. Investigation by other coroner
  6. 2Request for other coroner to conduct investigation
  7. 3Direction for other coroner to conduct investigation
  8. Discontinuance of investigation
  9. 4Discontinuance where cause of death becomes clear before inquest
  10. Purpose of investigation
  11. 5Matters to be ascertained
  12. Inquests
  13. 6Duty to hold inquest
  14. 7Whether jury required
  15. 8Assembling a jury
  16. 9Determinations and findings by jury
  17. 9ASurrender of electronic communications devices by jurors
  18. 9BSurrender of electronic communications devices: powers of search etc
  19. 9CInquests without jury to be conducted at hearing or in writing
  20. Outcome of investigation
  21. 10Determinations and findings to be made
  22. Suspension
  23. 11Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations
  24. Deaths related to the Northern Ireland Troubles
  25. 11AInvestigations and inquests into Troubles-related deaths
  26. Death of service personnel abroad
  27. 12Investigation in Scotland
  28. 13Investigation in England and Wales despite body being brought to Scotland
  29. Ancillary powers of coroners in relation to deaths
  30. 14Post-mortem examinations
  31. 15Power to remove body
  32. Miscellaneous
  33. 16Investigations lasting more than a year
  34. 17Monitoring of and training for investigations into deaths of service personnel
  35. Chapter 2: Notification, certification and registration of deaths
  36. 18Notification by medical practitioner to senior coroner
  37. 18AMedical examiners: England
  38. 18BMedical examiners: Wales
  39. 19Medical examiners : supplementary
  40. 20Medical certificate of cause of death
  41. 21National Medical Examiner
  42. Chapter 3: Coroner areas, appointments etc
  43. 22Coroner areas
  44. 23Appointment etc of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners
  45. 24Provision of staff and accommodation
  46. Chapter 4: Investigations concerning treasure Not yet in force
  47. 25Coroner for Treasure and Assistant Coroners for Treasure Not yet in force
  48. 26Investigations concerning treasure Not yet in force
  49. 27Inquests concerning treasure Not yet in force
  50. 28Outcome of investigations concerning treasure Not yet in force
  51. 29Exception to duty to investigate Not yet in force
  52. 30Duty to notify Coroner for Treasure etc of acquisition of certain objects Not yet in force
  53. 31Code of practice under the Treasure Act 1996 Not yet in force
  54. Chapter 5: Further provision to do with investigations and deaths
  55. 32Powers of coroners
  56. 33Offences
  57. 34Allowances, fees and expenses
  58. Chapter 6: Governance etc
  59. 35Chief Coroner and Deputy Chief Coroners
  60. 36Reports and advice to the Lord Chancellor from the Chief Coroner
  61. 37Regulations about training
  62. 38Medical Adviser and Deputy Medical Advisers to the Chief Coroner Not yet in force
  63. 39Inspection of coroner system Not yet in force
  64. 40Appeals to the Chief Coroner Not yet in force
  65. 41Investigation by Chief Coroner or Coroner for Treasure or by judge, former judge or former coroner
  66. 42Guidance by the Lord Chancellor
  67. Chapter 7: Supplementary
  68. Regulations and rules
  69. 43Coroners regulations
  70. 44Treasure regulations Not yet in force
  71. 45Coroners rules
  72. Coroner of the Queen's household
  73. 46Abolition of the office of coroner of the Queen's household
  74. Interpretation
  75. 47“Interested person”
  76. 48Interpretation: general
  77. Northern Ireland and Scotland amendments
  78. 50Amendments to the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976 Repealed
  79. Amendments of Access to Justice Act 1999 Not yet in force
  80. 51Public funding for advocacy at certain inquests Not yet in force
  81. Part 2: Criminal offences
  82. Chapter 1: Murder, infanticide and suicide
  83. Partial defence to murder: diminished responsibility
  84. 52Persons suffering from diminished responsibility (England and Wales)
  85. 53Persons suffering from diminished responsibility (Northern Ireland)
  86. Partial defence to murder: loss of control
  87. 54Partial defence to murder: loss of control
  88. 55Meaning of “qualifying trigger”
  89. 56Abolition of common law defence of provocation
  90. Infanticide
  91. 57Infanticide (England and Wales)
  92. 58Infanticide (Northern Ireland)
  93. Suicide
  94. 59Encouraging or assisting suicide (England and Wales)
  95. 60Encouraging or assisting suicide (Northern Ireland)
  96. 61Encouraging or assisting suicide: information society services
  97. Chapter 2: Images of children
  98. Prohibited images
  99. 62Possession of prohibited images of children
  100. 63Exclusion of classified film etc
  101. 64Defences
  102. 65Meaning of “image” and “child”
  103. 66Penalties
  104. 67Entry, search, seizure and forfeiture
  105. 68Special rules relating to providers of information society services
  106. Indecent pseudo-photographs of children
  107. 69Indecent pseudo-photographs of children: marriage etc
  108. Chapter 3: Other offences
  109. 70Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
  110. 71Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour Repealed
  111. 72Conspiracy
  112. 73Abolition of common law libel offences etc
  113. Part 3: Criminal evidence, investigations and procedure
  114. Chapter 1: Anonymity in investigations
  115. 74Qualifying offences
  116. 75Qualifying criminal investigations
  117. 76Investigation anonymity orders
  118. 77Applications
  119. 78Conditions for making order
  120. 79Appeal against refusal of order
  121. 80Discharge of order
  122. 81Delegation of functions
  123. 82Public interest immunity
  124. 83Review
  125. 84Application to armed forces
  126. 85Interpretation of this Chapter
  127. Chapter 2: Anonymity of witnesses
  128. Witness anonymity orders
  129. 86Witness anonymity orders
  130. 87Applications
  131. 88Conditions for making order
  132. 89Relevant considerations
  133. 90Warning to jury
  134. Discharge and variation
  135. 91Discharge or variation of order
  136. 92Discharge or variation after proceedings
  137. 93Discharge or variation by appeal court
  138. Service courts
  139. 94Special provisions for service courts
  140. Public interest immunity
  141. 95Public interest immunity
  142. The Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008
  143. 96Power to make orders under the 2008 Act
  144. Interpretation
  145. 97Interpretation of this Chapter
  146. Chapter 3: Vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
  147. Special measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
  148. 98Eligibility for special measures: age of child witnesses
  149. 99Eligibility for special measures: offences involving weapons
  150. 100Special measures directions for child witnesses
  151. 101Special provisions relating to sexual offences
  152. 102Evidence by live link: presence of supporter
  153. 103Video recorded evidence in chief: supplementary testimony
  154. Evidence of certain accused persons Not yet in force
  155. 104Examination of accused through intermediary Not yet in force
  156. Witnesses protected from cross-examination by accused in person
  157. 105Age of child complainant
  158. Chapter 4: Live links
  159. 106Directions to attend through live link
  160. 107Answering to live link bail
  161. 108Searches of persons answering to live link bail
  162. 109Use of live link in certain enforcement hearings
  163. 110Direction of registrar for appeal hearing by live link
  164. Chapter 5: Miscellaneous
  165. Evidence by video recording
  166. 111Effect of admission of video recording
  167. Evidence of previous complaints
  168. 112Admissibility of evidence of previous complaints
  169. Immunity etc
  170. 113Powers in respect of offenders who assist investigations and prosecutions
  171. Bail
  172. 114Bail: risk of committing an offence causing injury
  173. 115Bail decisions in murder cases to be made by Crown Court judge
  174. Unsigned indictments
  175. 116Indictment of offenders
  176. Detention of terrorist suspects
  177. 117Detention of persons under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000
  178. Part 4: Sentencing
  179. Chapter 1: Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  180. Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  181. 118Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  182. 118ABusiness plan
  183. 119Annual report
  184. Guidelines
  185. 120Sentencing guidelines
  186. 121Sentencing ranges
  187. 122Allocation guidelines
  188. 123Preparation or revision of guidelines in urgent cases
  189. 124Proposals by Lord Chancellor or Court of Appeal
  190. Duties of the court
  191. 125Sentencing guidelines: duty of court Repealed
  192. 126Determination of tariffs etc Repealed
  193. Other functions of the Council
  194. 127Resource implications of guidelines
  195. 128Monitoring
  196. 129Promoting awareness
  197. 130Resources: effect of sentencing practice
  198. 131Resources: effect of factors not related to sentencing
  199. 132Duty to assess impact of policy and legislative proposals
  200. Lord Chancellor's functions
  201. 133Assistance by the Lord Chancellor
  202. 134Entrenchment of Lord Chancellor's functions
  203. Miscellaneous and general
  204. 135Abolition of existing sentencing bodies
  205. 136Interpretation of this Chapter
  206. Chapter 2: Other provisions relating to sentencing
  207. Driving disqualification
  208. 137Extension of driving disqualification
  209. Dangerous offenders
  210. 138Dangerous offenders: terrorism offences (England and Wales) Repealed
  211. 139Dangerous offenders: terrorism offences (Northern Ireland)
  212. Confiscation orders
  213. 140Appeals against certain confiscation orders (England and Wales)
  214. 141Appeals against certain confiscation orders (Northern Ireland)
  215. Part 5: Miscellaneous criminal justice provisions
  216. 142Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses
  217. 143Implementation of E-Commerce and Services directives: penalties
  218. 144Treatment of convictions in other member States etc
  219. 145Transfer to Parole Board of functions under the Criminal Justice Act 1991 Repealed
  220. 146Retention of knives surrendered or seized (England and Wales)
  221. 147Retention of knives surrendered or seized (Northern Ireland)
  222. 148Security in tribunal buildings
  223. Part 6: Legal aid and other payments for legal services
  224. Community Legal Service
  225. 149Community Legal Service: pilot schemes Repealed
  226. 150Excluded services: help in connection with business matters Repealed
  227. Criminal Defence Service
  228. 151Criminal Defence Service: information requests Repealed
  229. 152Criminal Defence Service: enforcement of order to pay cost of representation Repealed
  230. General
  231. 153Statutory instruments relating to the Legal Services Commission Repealed
  232. Regulation of certain agreements
  233. 154Damages-based agreements relating to employment matters
  234. Part 7: Criminal memoirs etc
  235. Exploitation proceeds orders
  236. 155Exploitation proceeds orders
  237. 156Qualifying offenders
  238. 157Qualifying offenders: service offences
  239. 158Qualifying offenders: supplementary
  240. 159Relevant offences
  241. 160Deriving a benefit
  242. 161Applications
  243. Exercise of power to make orders
  244. 162Determination of applications
  245. 163Limits on recoverable amount
  246. 164The available amount
  247. 165Property
  248. Additional powers
  249. 166Effect of conviction being quashed etc
  250. 167Powers of court on repeat applications
  251. 168Additional proceeds reporting orders
  252. Investigations
  253. 169Exploitation proceeds investigations
  254. 170Functions of Serious Organised Crime Agency Repealed
  255. Limitation
  256. 171Limitation
  257. Interpretation
  258. 172Interpretation of this Part
  259. Part 8: Data Protection Act 1998
  260. 173Assessment notices
  261. 174Data-sharing code of practice
  262. 175Further amendments of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
  263. Part 9: General
  264. 176Orders, regulations and rules
  265. 177Consequential etc amendments and transitional and saving provisions
  266. 178Repeals
  267. 179Financial provision
  268. 180Effect of amendments to provisions applied for purposes of service law
  269. 181Extent
  270. 182Commencement
  271. 183Short title
  272. Schedule 1: Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations
  273. Part 1: Suspension of investigations
  274. Suspension where certain criminal charges may be brought
  275. 1Paragraph 1
  276. Suspension where certain criminal proceedings are brought
  277. 2Paragraph 2
  278. Suspension pending inquiry under Inquiries Act 2005
  279. 3Paragraph 3
  280. 4Paragraph 4
  281. General power to suspend
  282. 5Paragraph 5
  283. Effect of suspension
  284. 6Paragraph 6
  285. Part 2: Resumption of investigations
  286. Resumption of investigation suspended under paragraph 1
  287. 7Paragraph 7
  288. Resumption of investigation suspended under paragraph 2
  289. 8Paragraph 8
  290. Resumption of investigation suspended under paragraph 3
  291. 9Paragraph 9
  292. Resumption of investigation suspended under paragraph 5
  293. 10Paragraph 10
  294. Supplemental
  295. 11Paragraph 11
  296. Schedule 1A: Investigations and inquests into Troubles-related deaths
  297. 1Obligatory discontinuance of existing investigations and inquests
  298. 2New investigations and inquests
  299. 3Interpretation
  300. Schedule 2: Coroner areas
  301. Coroner areas
  302. 1Paragraph 1
  303. Alteration of coroner areas
  304. 2Paragraph 2
  305. Relevant authorities
  306. 3Paragraph 3
  307. Effect of body being outside coroner area etc
  308. 4Paragraph 4
  309. Schedule 3: Appointment etc of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners
  310. Part 1: Appointment of senior, area and assistant coroners
  311. Appointment of senior coroners
  312. 1Paragraph 1
  313. Appointment of area and assistant coroners
  314. 2Paragraph 2
  315. Part 2: Qualifications of senior, area and assistant coroners
  316. 3Paragraph 3
  317. 4Paragraph 4
  318. Part 3: Vacancies; functions of area and assistant coroners
  319. Filling of vacancies
  320. 5Paragraph 5
  321. 6Paragraph 6
  322. Person to act as senior coroner in case of vacancy
  323. 7Paragraph 7
  324. Functions of area and assistant coroners
  325. 8Paragraph 8
  326. Part 4: Terms of office of senior, area and assistant coroners
  327. Status of office
  328. 9Paragraph 9
  329. Vacation or termination of office
  330. 10Paragraph 10
  331. 11Paragraph 11
  332. 12Paragraph 12
  333. 13Paragraph 13
  334. Discipline
  335. 14Paragraph 14
  336. Salary of senior and area coroners
  337. 15Paragraph 15
  338. Fees payable to assistants
  339. 16Paragraph 16
  340. Pensions for senior and area coroners
  341. 17Paragraph 17
  342. Prohibition on receipt of fees etc
  343. 18Paragraph 18
  344. Other terms of office
  345. 19Paragraph 19
  346. Schedule 4: Coroner for Treasure and Assistant Coroners for Treasure Not yet in force
  347. Part 1: Appointment, qualifications and terms of office of Coroner for Treasure Not yet in force
  348. Appointment Not yet in force
  349. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  350. Qualifications Not yet in force
  351. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  352. Vacation or termination of office Not yet in force
  353. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  354. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  355. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  356. Remuneration, allowances and expenses Not yet in force
  357. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  358. Part 2: Designation and remuneration of Assistant Coroners for Treasure Not yet in force
  359. Designation Not yet in force
  360. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  361. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  362. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  363. Remuneration, allowances and expenses Not yet in force
  364. 10Paragraph 10 Not yet in force
  365. Part 3: Miscellaneous Not yet in force
  366. Functions of Assistant Coroners for Treasure Not yet in force
  367. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
  368. Staff Not yet in force
  369. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
  370. Schedule 5: Powers of coroners
  371. Power to require evidence to be given or produced
  372. 1Paragraph 1
  373. 2Paragraph 2
  374. Power of entry, search and seizure Not yet in force
  375. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  376. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  377. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  378. Exhumation of body for examination
  379. 6Paragraph 6
  380. Action to prevent other deaths
  381. 7Paragraph 7
  382. Schedule 6: Offences
  383. Part 1: Offences relating to jurors
  384. Serving while disqualified, failure to attend etc
  385. 1Paragraph 1
  386. 2Paragraph 2
  387. 3Paragraph 3
  388. 4Paragraph 4
  389. 5Paragraph 5
  390. Research by jurors
  391. 5AParagraph 5A
  392. Sharing research with other jurors
  393. 5BParagraph 5B
  394. Jurors engaging in other prohibited conduct
  395. 5CParagraph 5C
  396. Part 1A: Offence relating to jury's deliberations
  397. 5DOffence
  398. 5EInitial exceptions
  399. 5FFurther exceptions
  400. 5GExceptions for soliciting disclosures or obtaining information
  401. Part 2: Offences relating to witnesses and evidence
  402. 6Paragraph 6
  403. 7Paragraph 7
  404. 8Paragraph 8
  405. Part 3: Miscellaneous
  406. 9Paragraph 9
  407. 10Paragraph 10
  408. 11Paragraph 11
  409. Schedule 7: Allowances, fees and expenses
  410. Part 1: Allowances payable to jurors
  411. 1Paragraph 1
  412. 2Paragraph 2
  413. 3Paragraph 3
  414. 4Paragraph 4
  415. Part 2: Allowances payable to witnesses
  416. 5Paragraph 5
  417. Part 3: Miscellaneous fees, allowances and expenses
  418. 6Paragraph 6
  419. 7Paragraph 7
  420. 8Paragraph 8
  421. Part 4: Meeting or reimbursing expenses
  422. 9Paragraph 9
  423. Part 5: Supplemental
  424. 10Paragraph 10
  425. 11Paragraph 11
  426. Schedule 8: Chief Coroner and Deputy Chief Coroners
  427. Appointment of Chief Coroner
  428. 1Paragraph 1
  429. Appointment of Deputy Chief Coroners
  430. 2Paragraph 2
  431. Resignation or removal
  432. 3Paragraph 3
  433. 4Paragraph 4
  434. Remuneration, allowances and expenses
  435. 5Paragraph 5
  436. 6Paragraph 6
  437. 7Paragraph 7
  438. Exercise of Chief Coroner's functions by Deputy Chief coroner
  439. 8Paragraph 8
  440. Staff
  441. 9Paragraph 9
  442. Schedule 9: Medical adviser and Deputy medical advisers to the Chief Coroner Not yet in force
  443. Appointment and functions of Medical Adviser to the Chief Coroner Not yet in force
  444. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  445. Appointment and functions of Deputy Medical Advisers to the Chief Coroner Not yet in force
  446. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  447. Qualification for appointment Not yet in force
  448. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  449. Consultation before making appointment Not yet in force
  450. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  451. Terms and conditions of appointment Not yet in force
  452. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  453. Remuneration, allowances and expenses Not yet in force
  454. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  455. Schedule 10: Investigation by Chief Coroner or Coroner for Treasure or by judge, former judge or former coroner
  456. Investigation by Chief Coroner
  457. 1Paragraph 1
  458. Investigation by Coroner for Treasure Not yet in force
  459. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  460. Investigation by judge, former judge or former coroner
  461. 3Paragraph 3
  462. Appeals Not yet in force
  463. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  464. Investigations already begun
  465. 5Paragraph 5
  466. Witnesses and evidence
  467. 1Paragraph 1
  468. 2Paragraph 2
  469. Schedule 12: Encouraging or assisting suicide: providers of information society services
  470. Domestic service providers: extension of liability
  471. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  472. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  473. Non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings
  474. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  475. Exceptions for mere conduits
  476. 4Paragraph 4
  477. Exception for caching
  478. 5Paragraph 5
  479. Exception for hosting
  480. 6Paragraph 6
  481. Interpretation
  482. 7Paragraph 7
  483. Schedule 13: Prohibited images: providers of information society services
  484. Domestic service providers: extension of liability
  485. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  486. Non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings
  487. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  488. Exceptions for mere conduits
  489. 3Paragraph 3
  490. Exception for caching
  491. 4Paragraph 4
  492. Exception for hosting
  493. 5Paragraph 5
  494. Interpretation
  495. 6Paragraph 6
  496. Schedule 14: Schedule 1A to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
  497. Paragraph
  498. Schedule 15: The Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  499. Constitution of the Council
  500. 1Paragraph 1
  501. Appointment of a person to chair the Council etc
  502. 2Paragraph 2
  503. Appointment of judicial members
  504. 3Paragraph 3
  505. Appointment of non-judicial members
  506. 4Paragraph 4
  507. President of the Council
  508. 5Paragraph 5
  509. Lord Chancellor's representative
  510. 6Paragraph 6
  511. Terms of appointment
  512. 7Paragraph 7
  513. Vacancies etc
  514. 8Paragraph 8
  515. Remuneration etc
  516. 9Paragraph 9
  517. Interpretation
  518. 10Paragraph 10
  519. Schedule 16: Extension of disqualification for driving
  520. Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/704 (N.I. 6)) Not yet in force
  521. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  522. Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
  523. 2Paragraph 2
  524. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)
  525. 3Paragraph 3
  526. Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1320 (N.I. 10)) Not yet in force
  527. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  528. Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
  529. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  530. Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)) Not yet in force
  531. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  532. Schedule 17: Treatment of convictions in other member States etc
  533. Evidence of bad character
  534. 1Paragraph 1
  535. 2Paragraph 2
  536. Bail
  537. 3Paragraph 3
  538. Decision as to allocation
  539. 4Paragraph 4
  540. 5Paragraph 5
  541. Seriousness
  542. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  543. 7Paragraph 7
  544. Availability of community orders Not yet in force
  545. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  546. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  547. Required custodial sentences for certain offences
  548. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  549. Restriction on imposing custodial sentence or service detention
  550. 11Paragraph 11
  551. Young offenders: referral conditions
  552. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  553. Proving of foreign convictions before courts in England and Wales
  554. 13Paragraph 13
  555. 14Paragraph 14
  556. 15Paragraph 15
  557. Proving of foreign convictions before courts in Northern Ireland
  558. 16Paragraph 16
  559. 17Paragraph 17
  560. 18Paragraph 18
  561. Schedule 18: Motor vehicle orders Repealed
  562. Paragraph Repealed
  563. Schedule 19: Exploitation proceeds investigations
  564. 1Paragraph 1
  565. 2Paragraph 2
  566. 3Paragraph 3
  567. 4Paragraph 4
  568. 5Paragraph 5
  569. 6Paragraph 6
  570. 7Paragraph 7
  571. 8Paragraph 8
  572. 9Paragraph 9
  573. 10Paragraph 10
  574. 11Paragraph 11
  575. 12Paragraph 12
  576. 13Paragraph 13
  577. 14Paragraph 14
  578. 15Paragraph 15
  579. 16Paragraph 16
  580. 17Paragraph 17
  581. 18Paragraph 18
  582. Schedule 20: Amendments of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
  583. Part 1: Data controllers' registration Repealed
  584. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  585. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  586. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  587. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  588. Part 2: Assessment notices
  589. 5Paragraph 5
  590. 6Paragraph 6
  591. 7Paragraph 7
  592. Part 3: Powers to require information
  593. 8Paragraph 8
  594. 9Paragraph 9
  595. Part 4: Restriction on use of information
  596. 10Paragraph 10
  597. 11Paragraph 11
  598. 12Paragraph 12
  599. Part 5: Monetary penalties: restriction on matters to be taken into account
  600. 13Paragraph 13
  601. Part 6: Warrant for entry and inspection
  602. 14Paragraph 14
  603. Schedule 21: Minor and consequential amendments
  604. Part 1: Coroners etc
  605. Cremation Act 1902 (c. 8)
  606. 1Paragraph 1
  607. Births and Deaths Registration Act 1926 (c. 48)
  608. 2Paragraph 2
  609. 3Paragraph 3
  610. 4Paragraph 4
  611. Visiting Forces Act 1952 (c. 67)
  612. 5Paragraph 5
  613. Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20)
  614. 6Paragraph 6
  615. 7Paragraph 7
  616. 8Paragraph 8
  617. 9Paragraph 9
  618. 10Paragraph 10
  619. 11Paragraph 11
  620. 12Paragraph 12
  621. 13Paragraph 13
  622. 14Paragraph 14
  623. 15Paragraph 15
  624. 16Paragraph 16
  625. 17Paragraph 17
  626. 18Paragraph 18
  627. 19Paragraph 19
  628. 20Paragraph 20
  629. 21Paragraph 21
  630. Courts Act 1971 (c. 23)
  631. 22Paragraph 22
  632. Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (c. 56)
  633. 23Paragraph 23
  634. Juries Act 1974 (c. 23)
  635. 24Paragraph 24
  636. Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)
  637. 25Paragraph 25
  638. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
  639. 26Paragraph 26
  640. Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25) Not yet in force
  641. 27Paragraph 27 Not yet in force
  642. Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
  643. 28Paragraph 28
  644. Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23)
  645. 29Paragraph 29
  646. Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)
  647. 30Paragraph 30
  648. Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8) Not yet in force
  649. 31Paragraph 31 Not yet in force
  650. Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)
  651. 32Paragraph 32
  652. 33Paragraph 33
  653. 34Paragraph 34
  654. 35Paragraph 35
  655. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
  656. 36Paragraph 36
  657. Treasure Act 1996 (c. 24) Not yet in force
  658. 37Paragraph 37 Not yet in force
  659. 38Paragraph 38 Not yet in force
  660. 39Paragraph 39 Not yet in force
  661. 40Paragraph 40 Not yet in force
  662. 41Paragraph 41 Not yet in force
  663. 42Paragraph 42 Not yet in force
  664. Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Act 1999 (c. 7) Not yet in force
  665. 43Paragraph 43 Not yet in force
  666. Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
  667. 44Paragraph 44
  668. International Criminal Court Act 2001 (c. 17)
  669. 45Paragraph 45
  670. Courts Act 2003 (c. 39) Not yet in force
  671. 46Paragraph 46 Not yet in force
  672. Human Tissue Act 2004 (c. 30)
  673. 47Paragraph 47
  674. 48Paragraph 48
  675. 49Paragraph 49
  676. 50Paragraph 50 Not yet in force
  677. Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)
  678. 51Paragraph 51
  679. Part 2: Murder and suicide
  680. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  681. 52Paragraph 52 Repealed
  682. Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
  683. 53Paragraph 53
  684. Visiting Forces Act 1952 (c. 67)
  685. 54Paragraph 54
  686. Suicide Act 1961 (c. 60)
  687. 55Paragraph 55
  688. Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 20)
  689. 56Paragraph 56
  690. Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 34)
  691. 57Paragraph 57
  692. Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (c. 47)
  693. 58Paragraph 58
  694. Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 13))
  695. 59Paragraph 59
  696. Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 (c. 19)
  697. 60Paragraph 60
  698. Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27)
  699. 61Paragraph 61
  700. Part 3: Prohibited images of children
  701. Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
  702. 62Paragraph 62
  703. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  704. 63Paragraph 63
  705. Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  706. 64Paragraph 64
  707. Part 4: Abolition of common law libel offences etc
  708. Criminal Libel Act 1819 (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4 c. 8)
  709. 65Paragraph 65
  710. Libel Act 1843 (c. 96)
  711. 66Paragraph 66
  712. Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881 (c. 60)
  713. 67Paragraph 67
  714. Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 (c. 64)
  715. 68Paragraph 68
  716. Part 5: Witness anonymity orders
  717. Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)
  718. 69Paragraph 69
  719. Court Martial Appeals Act 1968 (c. 20)
  720. 70Paragraph 70
  721. Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)
  722. 71Paragraph 71
  723. Part 6: Vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
  724. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
  725. 72Paragraph 72 Repealed
  726. Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23)
  727. 73Paragraph 73
  728. Part 7: Bail
  729. Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)
  730. 74Paragraph 74
  731. Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
  732. 75Paragraph 75
  733. Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)
  734. 76Paragraph 76
  735. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
  736. 77Paragraph 77
  737. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
  738. 78Paragraph 78
  739. Part 8: Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  740. Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
  741. 79Paragraph 79
  742. Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
  743. 80Paragraph 80
  744. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
  745. 81Paragraph 81
  746. Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
  747. 82Paragraph 82
  748. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  749. 83Paragraph 83
  750. 84Paragraph 84 Repealed
  751. 85Paragraph 85 Repealed
  752. 86Paragraph 86 Repealed
  753. 87Paragraph 87
  754. 88Paragraph 88
  755. Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  756. 89Paragraph 89
  757. Part 9: Disqualification for driving
  758. Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
  759. 90Paragraph 90
  760. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)
  761. 91Paragraph 91
  762. Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1320 (N.I. 10)) Not yet in force
  763. 92Paragraph 92 Not yet in force
  764. Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32) Not yet in force
  765. 93Paragraph 93 Not yet in force
  766. Part 10: Miscellaneous
  767. Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
  768. 94Paragraph 94 Repealed
  769. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  770. 95Paragraph 95 Repealed
  771. Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45)
  772. 96Paragraph 96
  773. Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29)
  774. 97Paragraph 97
  775. Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)
  776. 98Paragraph 98 Repealed
  777. Schedule 22: Transitional, transitory and saving provisions
  778. Part 1: Coroners etc
  779. Coroner areas
  780. 1Paragraph 1
  781. 1AParagraph 1A
  782. Relevant authorities
  783. 2Paragraph 2
  784. Senior and assistant coroners
  785. 3Paragraph 3
  786. Coroner for Treasure
  787. 4Paragraph 4
  788. Investigation by former coroner
  789. 5Paragraph 5
  790. Interpretation
  791. 6Paragraph 6
  792. Part 2: Criminal offences
  793. Commencement of Chapter 1 of Part 2
  794. 7Paragraph 7
  795. Suicide
  796. 8Paragraph 8
  797. 9Paragraph 9
  798. 10Paragraph 10
  799. Prohibited images of children
  800. 12Paragraph 12
  801. Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour
  802. 13Paragraph 13
  803. Part 3: Criminal evidence, investigations and procedure
  804. Anonymity in investigations
  805. 14Paragraph 14
  806. 15Paragraph 15
  807. Anonymity of witnesses
  808. 16Paragraph 16
  809. 17Paragraph 17
  810. 18Paragraph 18
  811. 19Paragraph 19
  812. 20Paragraph 20
  813. 21Paragraph 21
  814. 22Paragraph 22
  815. Vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
  816. 23Paragraph 23
  817. 24Paragraph 24
  818. Evidence of previous complaint
  819. 25Paragraph 25
  820. Indictment of offenders
  821. 26Paragraph 26
  822. Part 4: Sentencing
  823. Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  824. 27Paragraph 27
  825. 28Paragraph 28
  826. Driving disqualification
  827. 29Paragraph 29
  828. 30Paragraph 30
  829. 31Paragraph 31
  830. 32Paragraph 32
  831. 33Paragraph 33
  832. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  833. 35Paragraph 35 Not yet in force
  834. Dangerous offenders
  835. 37Paragraph 37
  836. Confiscation orders
  837. 39Paragraph 39
  838. Part 5: Miscellaneous
  839. Treatment of convictions in other member States etc
  840. 40Paragraph 40
  841. 41Paragraph 41
  842. 42Paragraph 42
  843. Transfer of functions to Parole Board
  844. 43Paragraph 43 Repealed
  845. Knives in court buildings etc
  846. 44Paragraph 44
  847. Criminal memoirs etc
  848. 45Paragraph 45
  849. Assessment notices
  850. 46Paragraph 46
  851. Assessment of dangerousness and service offences
  852. 47Paragraph 47
  853. Schedule 23: Repeals
  854. 1Coroners etc
  855. 2Criminal offences
  856. 3Criminal evidence and procedure
  857. 4Sentencing
  858. 5Miscellaneous criminal justice provisions
  859. 6Legal aid
  860. 7Criminal memoirs etc
  861. 8Data Protection Act 1998
  862. 9Miscellaneous