{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-code-of-practice-order-2020/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-code-of-practice-order-2020/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1330",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-1996-code-of-practice-order-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Criminal Law, England And Wales\nMade 9th September 2020\nLaid before Parliament 10th September 2020\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 25(2) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (“the Act”).\nThe Secretary of State has revised the code of practice prepared under section 23 of the Act, in accordance with section 25(4).\nIn accordance with section 25 of the Act, the Secretary of State has—\n(a) published in draft the revised code of practice;\n(b) considered the representations made about the draft; and\n(c) laid the revised code of practice before each House of Parliament.\nIn accordance with section 77(5) of the Act, this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 25."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1330/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:22:24.730908+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."
}