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Police and Justice Act 2006 in Scotland

2006 c. 48 · Enacted 8 November 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 5 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 10 September 2025.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 2 para. 19repealedCriminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Sch. 28 Pt. 8
Sch. 4 para. 3repealedAnti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 Sch. 11 para. 102
Sch. 4 para. 10repealedAnti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 Sch. 11 para. 102
s. 17omittedPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 Sch. 11 para. 38(1)(b)
s. 18omittedPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 Sch. 11 para. 38(1)(b)

An Act to establish a National Policing Improvement Agency; to make provision about police forces and police authorities and about police pensions; to make provision about police powers and about the powers and duties of community support officers, weights and measures inspectors and others; to make provision about the supply to the police and others of information contained in registers of death; to make further provision for combatting crime and disorder; to make further provision about certain inspectorates; to amend Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003; to amend the Computer Misuse Act 1990; to make provision about the forfeiture of indecent images of children; to provide for the conferring of functions on the Independent Police Complaints Commission in relation to the exercise of enforcement functions by officials involved with immigration and asylum; to amend the Extradition Act 2003; to make further provision about the use of live links in criminal proceedings; and for connected purposes.

[8th November 2006]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Police reform
  2. National Policing Improvement Agency
  3. 1National Policing Improvement Agency Repealed
  4. 2Amendments to the Police Act 1996
  5. 3Delegation of police authority functions
  6. Police pension schemes
  7. 5Power to merge schemes
  8. 10Police bail
  9. 11Power to detain pending DPP's decision about charging
  10. 12Power to stop and search at aerodromes
  11. Information from registers of death
  12. 14Information-gathering powers: extension to domestic flights and voyages Not yet in force
  13. 15Accreditation of weights and measures inspectors
  14. 16Power to apply accreditation provisions
  15. 17Conditional cautions: types of condition
  16. 18Arrest for failing to comply with conditional caution
  17. Crime and disorder
  18. 21Joint crime and disorder committees
  19. 22Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998
  20. Parenting contracts and parenting orders
  21. 23Parenting contracts: local authorities and registered social landlords
  22. 24Parenting orders: local authorities and registered social landlords
  23. 25Contracting out of local authority functions with regard to parenting contracts and parenting orders
  24. Injunctions
  25. 28Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
  26. 29Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabulary
  27. 30Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service
  28. 31Her Majesty's Inspectorate of the National Probation Service for England and Wales
  29. 33Transitional provision
  30. Part 5: Miscellaneous
  31. Computer misuse
  32. 38Transitional and saving provision
  33. Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct
  34. 41Immigration and asylum enforcement functions and customs functions: complaints and misconduct
  35. 42Amendments to the Extradition Act 2003 etc
  36. 43Designation of United States of America
  37. 45Attendance by accused at certain preliminary or sentencing hearings
  38. 46Live link bail
  39. 47Evidence of vulnerable accused
  40. 48Appeals under Part 1 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968
  41. Part 6: Supplemental
  42. 49Orders and regulations
  43. 50Money
  44. 51Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc
  45. 52Amendments and repeals
  46. 53Commencement
  47. 54Extent
  48. 55Short title
  49. Schedule 1: National Policing Improvement Agency Repealed
  50. Repealed
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  190. Membership etc of police authorities
  191. 1Paragraph 1
  192. 2Paragraph 2
  193. 3Paragraph 3
  194. 4Paragraph 4
  195. 5Paragraph 5
  196. 6Paragraph 6
  197. Functions of police authorities
  198. 8Paragraph 8
  199. Police authorities: objectives, plans and reports
  200. 9Paragraph 9
  201. 10Paragraph 10
  202. 11Paragraph 11
  203. 12Paragraph 12
  204. 13Paragraph 13
  205. Appointment of deputy chief constables etc
  206. 14Paragraph 14
  207. 15Paragraph 15
  208. Civilian employees of police authorities
  209. 16Paragraph 16
  210. 17Paragraph 17
  211. Clerks to police authorities renamed chief executives
  212. 18Paragraph 18
  213. 19Paragraph 19
  214. 20Paragraph 20
  215. Jurisdiction of special constables
  216. 21Paragraph 21
  217. 22Paragraph 22
  218. 23Paragraph 23
  219. Secretary of State's strategic functions in relation to police authorities
  220. 24Paragraph 24
  221. 25Paragraph 25
  222. 26Paragraph 26
  223. Power to give directions to police authority or chief officer of police
  224. 27Paragraph 27
  225. 28Paragraph 28
  226. Power to give directions as to action plans
  227. 29Paragraph 29
  228. Arrangements for obtaining the views of the community on policing
  229. 30Paragraph 30
  230. Schedule 3: Power to merge police pension schemes
  231. Introduction
  232. 1Paragraph 1
  233. Power to merge police pension schemes
  234. 2Paragraph 2
  235. Exercise of power to establish merged scheme
  236. 3Paragraph 3
  237. Exercise of power to amend merged scheme
  238. 4Paragraph 4
  239. Application of provisions of other Acts
  240. 5Paragraph 5
  241. Transitional provision
  242. 6Paragraph 6
  243. Continuity of schemes for tax purposes
  244. 7Paragraph 7
  245. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
  246. 1Paragraph 1
  247. Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
  248. 3Paragraph 3
  249. 4Paragraph 4
  250. 5Paragraph 5
  251. 7Paragraph 7
  252. Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25)
  253. 9Paragraph 9
  254. Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)
  255. 10Paragraph 10
  256. Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)
  257. 11Paragraph 11
  258. 12Paragraph 12
  259. 13Paragraph 13
  260. 14Paragraph 14
  261. 15Paragraph 15
  262. 16Paragraph 16
  263. 1Paragraph 1
  264. 4Paragraph 4
  265. 6Paragraph 6
  266. Part 1: Introductory
  267. 1Paragraph 1
  268. Part 2: Police bail granted elsewhere than at police station
  269. Power to impose conditions on granting bail
  270. 2Paragraph 2
  271. Contents of notice given to person released on bail
  272. 3Paragraph 3
  273. Variation of bail conditions
  274. 4Paragraph 4
  275. Power of arrest for breach of bail conditions
  276. 5Paragraph 5
  277. Part 3: Police bail granted at police station before charge
  278. Power to impose conditions on bail granted under section 37(2) or (7)(b)
  279. 6Paragraph 6
  280. Power of arrest for breach of conditions of bail granted under section 37(2) or (7)(b)
  281. 7Paragraph 7
  282. Dealing with person arrested for breach of conditions of bail granted under section 37(7)(b)
  283. 8Paragraph 8
  284. Time for person to answer bail granted under section 37(2) or (7)(b) or 37CA(2)(b)
  285. 9Paragraph 9
  286. Dealing with person released on bail under section 37(7)(b) or 37CA(2)(b)
  287. 10Paragraph 10
  288. Applications to court where person released on bail under section 37(2) or (7)(b) or 37CA(2)(b)
  289. 11Paragraph 11
  290. Introductory
  291. Functions of crime and disorder committees
  292. 2Paragraph 2
  293. Appointment of sub-committees
  294. 3Paragraph 3
  295. Meetings etc
  296. 4Paragraph 4
  297. 5Paragraph 5
  298. Power to compel attendance etc
  299. 6Paragraph 6
  300. Miscellaneous and supplemental
  301. 7Paragraph 7
  302. 8Paragraph 8
  303. 9Paragraph 9
  304. Application to the City of London
  305. 10Paragraph 10
  306. 11Paragraph 11
  307. 12Paragraph 12
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  310. 3Paragraph 3
  311. 4Paragraph 4
  312. 5Paragraph 5
  313. 6Paragraph 6
  314. 7Paragraph 7
  315. Introductory
  316. 1Paragraph 1
  317. Remand in custody or on bail
  318. 2Paragraph 2
  319. 3Paragraph 3
  320. 4Paragraph 4
  321. Further remand
  322. 5Paragraph 5
  323. Postponement of taking recognizance
  324. 6Paragraph 6
  325. Requirements imposed on remand on bail
  326. 7Paragraph 7
  327. Requests for extradition of persons unlawfully at large
  328. 1Paragraph 1
  329. 2Paragraph 2
  330. Restriction on extradition following transfer from International Criminal Court
  331. 3Paragraph 3
  332. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  333. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  334. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  335. Remand of person serving sentence in United Kingdom
  336. 7Paragraph 7
  337. Remands in connection with appeal proceedings
  338. 8Paragraph 8
  339. Time for extradition
  340. 9Paragraph 9
  341. Extradition of person serving sentence in United Kingdom
  342. 10Paragraph 10
  343. 11Paragraph 11
  344. 12Paragraph 12
  345. 13Paragraph 13
  346. 14Paragraph 14
  347. “The appropriate judge”
  348. 15Paragraph 15
  349. 16Paragraph 16
  350. Extradition to category 2 territories: requests and certificates
  351. 17Paragraph 17
  352. Time for representations and consideration of case under Part 2
  353. 18Paragraph 18
  354. Applications for discharge or for extension of time limit
  355. 19Paragraph 19
  356. Scotland: references to Secretary of State
  357. 20Paragraph 20
  358. Issue of Part 3 warrant: persons unlawfully at large who may be arrested without domestic warrant
  359. 21Paragraph 21
  360. Issue of Part 3 warrant: domestic warrant issued at common law by judge in Northern Ireland
  361. 22Paragraph 22
  362. Dealing with person for pre-extradition offences following extradition to UK
  363. 23Paragraph 23
  364. Extradition requests to territories not applying European framework decision to old cases
  365. 24Paragraph 24
  366. Extradition of serving prisoner
  367. 25Paragraph 25
  368. Authentication of receivable documents
  369. 26Paragraph 26
  370. Part 2: Amendments to other Acts
  371. Powers of High Court in relation to bail decisions by magistrates' court etc
  372. 27Paragraph 27
  373. 28Paragraph 28
  374. 29Paragraph 29
  375. 30Paragraph 30
  376. Credit against sentence for periods of remand in custody of persons extradited to UK
  377. 31Paragraph 31
  378. Amendments consequential on amendments in Part 1
  379. 34Paragraph 34
  380. 35Paragraph 35
  381. Schedule 14: Minor and consequential amendments
  382. Prison Act 1952 (c. 52)
  383. 1Paragraph 1
  384. Criminal Damage Act 1971 (c. 48)
  385. 2Paragraph 2
  386. Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
  387. 3Paragraph 3
  388. Police Pensions Act 1976 (c. 35)
  389. 4Paragraph 4
  390. Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)
  391. 5Paragraph 5
  392. Criminal Damage (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/426 (N.I. 4))
  393. 6Paragraph 6
  394. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30) Not yet in force
  395. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  396. Aviation Security Act 1982 (c. 36)
  397. 8Paragraph 8
  398. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
  399. 9Paragraph 9
  400. 10Paragraph 10
  401. 11Paragraph 11
  402. Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
  403. 12Paragraph 12
  404. 13Paragraph 13
  405. 14Paragraph 14
  406. Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) Not yet in force
  407. 15Paragraph 15 Not yet in force
  408. Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
  409. 16Paragraph 16
  410. Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)
  411. 17Paragraph 17
  412. 18Paragraph 18
  413. 19Paragraph 19
  414. 20Paragraph 20
  415. 21Paragraph 21
  416. 22Paragraph 22
  417. 23Paragraph 23
  418. 24Paragraph 24
  419. 25Paragraph 25
  420. 26Paragraph 26
  421. 27Paragraph 27
  422. 28Paragraph 28
  423. 29Paragraph 29
  424. Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
  425. 30Paragraph 30
  426. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
  427. 31Paragraph 31
  428. Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)
  429. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  430. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  431. Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  432. 34Paragraph 34
  433. Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18)
  434. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  435. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) Not yet in force
  436. 36Paragraph 36 Not yet in force
  437. 37Paragraph 37
  438. Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) Not yet in force
  439. 38Paragraph 38 Not yet in force
  440. Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
  441. 39Paragraph 39
  442. Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)
  443. 40Paragraph 40
  444. 41Paragraph 41 Not yet in force
  445. 42Paragraph 42
  446. 43Paragraph 43
  447. 44Paragraph 44
  448. 45Paragraph 45
  449. 46Paragraph 46
  450. Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20)
  451. 47Paragraph 47
  452. 48Paragraph 48 Repealed
  453. 49Paragraph 49
  454. 50Paragraph 50
  455. 51Paragraph 51
  456. 52Paragraph 52
  457. Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38)
  458. 53Paragraph 53
  459. 54Paragraph 54
  460. 55Paragraph 55
  461. 56Paragraph 56
  462. 57Paragraph 57
  463. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  464. 58Paragraph 58
  465. Energy Act 2004 (c. 20)
  466. 59Paragraph 59
  467. Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23)
  468. 60Paragraph 60
  469. Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)
  470. 61Paragraph 61
  471. Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)
  472. 62Paragraph 62 Repealed
  473. Schedule 15: Repeals and revocations
  474. 1Police reform
  475. 2Powers of police etc
  476. 3Crime and anti-social behaviour
  477. 4Miscellaneous