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The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2011

S.I. 2011/1008 · Made 30 March 2011

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Criminal Law, England And Wales

Made 30th March 2011

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 60 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2004 c. 28.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and extent
  2. 2Commencement
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2011.

(2)

This Order extends to England and Wales.

2Commencement

Section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (domestic homicide reviews: establishment and conduct of reviews) shall come into force on 13th April 2011, in so far as it extends to England and Wales.

Signature

Lynne Featherstone

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

30th March 2011

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 13th April 2011 section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c.28).

This provision gives the Secretary of State the discretion to direct a person or body specified in that section to establish or participate in a domestic homicide review, held with a view to identifying the lessons to be learnt from the death. The person or body establishing or participating in the review has a duty to have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State as to the establishment and conduct of such reviews.