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Article 3 Amendments to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024I1

England and Wales

(F11)

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 3—

(a)

after paragraph (7) insert—

“(7A)

References in paragraph (7)(a) to (e) to offence A do not include the offence of murder.”;

(b)

in paragraph (8), for “(7)(a) to (e)” substitute “, (7)(a) to (e) or (7A)”.

(3)

In the Schedule—

(a)

after paragraph 14 insert—

“14A.

An offence under section 33 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015f2 (disclosing, or threatening to disclose, private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress).”;

(b)

after paragraph 16 insert—

“16A.

An offence under section 354 of the Sentencing Codef3 (breach of a sexual harm prevention order).”;

(c)

after paragraph 19 insert—

“19A.

An offence under section 5f4 of that Act (restraining orders on conviction).

19B.

An offence under section 5Af5 of that Act (restraining orders on acquittal).”;

(d)

after paragraph 23 insert—

“23A.

An offence under section 8 of the Stalking Protection Act 2019f6 (breaching a stalking protection order etc.).”;

(e)

after paragraph 54 insert—

“Violent Offences

55.

Murder.”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 3 omitted (1.10.2026 except in relation to sentences for excluded offences listed in Sch. and with phased commencement in accordance with regs. 3, 4 in relation to a person serving a sentence imposed before that date) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), ss. 23(11)(d), 49(1) (with s. 23(12)-(15)); S.I. 2026/953, regs. 2(b), 3-5, Sch.

Commencement

I1

Art. 3 in force at 16.12.2024, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2024/844.

f2

2015 c. 2. Section 33 was repealed by section 190 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50).

f3

2020 c. 17. Section 354 was amended by section 175(1), (6) and (7) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32).

f4

Section 5 was repealed by Schedule 28 of the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17).

f5

Section 5A was inserted by section 12(5) of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28) and amended by paragraph 144 of Schedule 24 to the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17).

f6

2019 c. 9. Section 8 was amended by paragraph 298 of Schedule 24 to the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), S.I. 2022/500 and S.I. 2023/149.