# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Paragraph 9: Appeals

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) The defendant or the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland may appeal to the relevant court against a decision made—
(a) on an application under paragraph 3 (applications for CCE prevention orders);
(b) under paragraph 5 (interim CCE prevention orders);
(c) on an application under paragraph 8 (variation and discharge of CCE prevention orders).
(2) In this paragraph “relevant court” means—
(a) in the case of a decision of the Crown Court, the Court of Appeal;
(b) in any other case, the County Court.
(3) On an appeal under sub-paragraph (1) the relevant court may make—
(a) such orders as may be necessary to give effect to its determination of the appeal, and
(b) such incidental and consequential orders as appear to it to be appropriate.
(4) Where a CCE prevention order is made by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) of paragraph 1, the defendant may appeal against the making of the order (so far as they could not otherwise do) as if the defendant had been convicted of the offence and the order were a sentence passed on the defendant for the offence.
(5) Where a CCE prevention order is made by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(e) of paragraph 1, the defendant may appeal against the making of the order as if the order were a sentence passed on the defendant for the offence.
(6) Where a CCE prevention order is made on appeal, for the purposes of this Schedule (other than this paragraph) the order is to be treated as made by the court from which the appeal was made.
(7) Rules of court may provide that an appeal from a decision—
(a) to dismiss an application for a CCE prevention order made without notice being given to the defendant, or
(b) to refuse to make an interim CCE prevention order when adjourning proceedings following such an application,
may be made without notice being given to the defendant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/schedule/8/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/schedule-8/paragraph-9
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