{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/schedule-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/schedule-20.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/20",
  "legislation_title": "Crime and Policing Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026",
  "path": "schedule/20",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Drug testing in police detention: trigger offences",
  "text": "This is the Schedule to be inserted after Schedule 2A to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984—\n“Schedule 2B\nTesting for controlled drugs: trigger offences\nSection 63C\nCommon law offences\n1 Common assault.\n2 Battery.\nOffences against the Person Act 1861\n3 Offences under the following provisions of the Offences against the Person Act 1861—\n(a) section 16 (threats to kill);\n(b) section 18 (wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm);\n(c) section 20 (malicious wounding);\n(d) section 47 (assault occasioning actual bodily harm).\nChildren and Young Persons Act 1933\n4 An offence under section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (cruelty to persons under sixteen).\nPrevention of Crime Act 1953\n5 An offence under section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 (carrying offensive weapon in public place).\nRestriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959\n6 An offence under section 1(1A) of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 (possession of flick knife, flick gun or gravity knife).\nTheft Act 1968, etc\n7 Offences under the following provisions of the Theft Act 1968—\n(a) section 1 (theft);\n(b) section 8 (robbery);\n(c) section 9 (burglary);\n(d) section 10 (aggravated burglary);\n(e) section 12 (taking motor vehicle or other conveyance without authority);\n(f) section 12A (aggravated vehicle-taking);\n(g) section 22 (handling stolen goods);\n(h) section 25 (going equipped for stealing, etc).\n8 An offence under section 1(1) of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981, if committed in respect of an offence under any of the following provisions of the Theft Act 1968—\n(a) section 1 (theft);\n(b) section 8 (robbery);\n(c) section 9 (burglary);\n(d) section 22 (handling stolen goods).\nMisuse of Drugs Act 1971\n9 Offences under the following provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, if committed in respect of a specified controlled drug—\n(a) section 4 (restriction of production and supply of controlled drugs);\n(b) section 5(2) (possession of controlled drug);\n(c) section 5(3) (possession of controlled drug with intent to supply).\nCriminal Damage Act 1971\n10 Offences under the following provisions of the Criminal Damage Act 1971, other than an offence of arson—\n(a) section 1(1) (destroying or damaging property);\n(b) section 1(2) (destroying or damaging property with intent to endanger life, etc).\nPublic Order Act 1986\n11 Offences under the following provisions of the Public Order Act 1986—\n(a) section 2 (violent disorder);\n(b) section 3 (affray);\n(c) section 4 (fear or provocation of violence);\n(d) section 4A (intentional harassment, alarm or distress);\n(e) section 4B (intentional harassment, alarm or distress on account of sex);\n(f) section 5 (harassment).\nCriminal Justice Act 1988\n12 Offences under the following provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1988—\n(a) section 139 (having article with blade or point in public place);\n(b) section 139A(1) (having article with blade or point on education premises);\n(c) section 139A(2) (having offensive weapon on education premises);\n(d) section 141(1A) (possession of offensive weapon in private).\nRoad Traffic Act 1988\n13 Offences under the following provisions of the Road Traffic Act 1988—\n(a) section 4(1) (driving when unfit through drink or drugs);\n(b) section 4(2) (being in charge when unfit through drink or drugs).\nFootball (Offences) Act 1991\n14 Offences under the following provisions of the Football (Offences) Act 1991—\n(a) section 2 (throwing of missiles);\n(b) section 3 (indecent or racialist chanting);\n(c) section 4 (going onto the playing area).\nProtection from Harassment Act 1997\n15 Offences under the following provisions of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997—\n(a) section 2 (harassment);\n(b) section 2A (stalking);\n(c) section 4 (putting people in fear of violence);\n(d) section 4A (stalking involving fear of violence or serious alarm or distress).\nCrime and Disorder Act 1998\n16 An offence under section 32 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (racially or religiously aggravated harassment, etc).\nCriminal Justice and Police Act 2001\n17 An offence under section 42A of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (harassment etc of a person in their home).\nSexual Offences Act 2003\n18 Offences under the following provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 2003—\n(a) section 1 (rape);\n(b) section 2 (assault by penetration);\n(c) section 3 (sexual assault);\n(d) section 61 (administering a substance with intent).\nSerious Crime Act 2015\n19 Offences under the following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015—\n(a) section 75A (strangulation or suffocation);\n(b) section 76 (controlling or coercive behaviour).”",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 20 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/schedule/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07T03:35:03.708512+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}