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Coroners and Justice Act 2009

2009 c. 25 · Enacted 12 November 2009 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the law relating to coroners, to investigation of deaths and to certification and registration of deaths; to amend the criminal law; to make provision about criminal justice and about dealing with offenders; to make provision about the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; to make provision relating to the security of court and other buildings; to make provision about legal aid and about payments for legal services provided in connection with employment matters; to make provision for payments to be made by offenders in respect of benefits derived from the exploitation of material pertaining to offences; to amend the Data Protection Act 1998; and for connected purposes.

[12th November 2009]

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:—C1

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Act: power to amend conferred (E.W.) (26.5.2019) by Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 (c. 12), s. 4(4)

Contents

  1. Part 1: Coroners etc
  2. Chapter 1: Investigations into deaths
  3. Duty to investigate
  4. 1Duty to investigate certain deaths
  5. Investigation by other coroner
  6. 2Request for other coroner to conduct investigation
  7. 3Direction for other coroner to conduct investigation
  8. Discontinuance of investigation
  9. 4Discontinuance where cause of death becomes clear before inquest
  10. Purpose of investigation
  11. 5Matters to be ascertained
  12. Inquests
  13. 6Duty to hold inquest
  14. 7Whether jury required
  15. 8Assembling a jury
  16. 9Determinations and findings by jury
  17. 9ASurrender of electronic communications devices by jurors
  18. 9BSurrender of electronic communications devices: powers of search etc
  19. 9CInquests without jury to be conducted at hearing or in writing
  20. Outcome of investigation
  21. 10Determinations and findings to be made
  22. Suspension
  23. 11Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations
  24. Deaths related to the Northern Ireland Troubles
  25. 11AInvestigations and inquests into Troubles-related deaths
  26. Death of service personnel abroad
  27. 12Investigation in Scotland
  28. 13Investigation in England and Wales despite body being brought to Scotland
  29. Ancillary powers of coroners in relation to deaths
  30. 14Post-mortem examinations
  31. 15Power to remove body
  32. Miscellaneous
  33. 16Investigations lasting more than a year
  34. 17Monitoring of and training for investigations into deaths of service personnel
  35. Chapter 2: Notification, certification and registration of deaths
  36. 18Notification by medical practitioner to senior coroner
  37. 18AMedical examiners: England
  38. 18BMedical examiners: Wales
  39. 19Medical examiners : supplementary
  40. 20Medical certificate of cause of death
  41. 21National Medical Examiner
  42. Chapter 3: Coroner areas, appointments etc
  43. 22Coroner areas
  44. 23Appointment etc of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners
  45. 24Provision of staff and accommodation
  46. Chapter 4: Investigations concerning treasure Not yet in force
  47. 25Coroner for Treasure and Assistant Coroners for Treasure Not yet in force
  48. 26Investigations concerning treasure Not yet in force
  49. 27Inquests concerning treasure Not yet in force
  50. 28Outcome of investigations concerning treasure Not yet in force
  51. 29Exception to duty to investigate Not yet in force
  52. 30Duty to notify Coroner for Treasure etc of acquisition of certain objects Not yet in force
  53. 31Code of practice under the Treasure Act 1996 Not yet in force
  54. Chapter 5: Further provision to do with investigations and deaths
  55. 32Powers of coroners
  56. 33Offences
  57. 34Allowances, fees and expenses
  58. Chapter 6: Governance etc
  59. 35Chief Coroner and Deputy Chief Coroners
  60. 36Reports and advice to the Lord Chancellor from the Chief Coroner
  61. 37Regulations about training
  62. 38Medical Adviser and Deputy Medical Advisers to the Chief Coroner Not yet in force
  63. 39Inspection of coroner system Not yet in force
  64. 40Appeals to the Chief Coroner Not yet in force
  65. 41Investigation by Chief Coroner or Coroner for Treasure or by judge, former judge or former coroner
  66. 42Guidance by the Lord Chancellor
  67. Chapter 7: Supplementary
  68. Regulations and rules
  69. 43Coroners regulations
  70. 44Treasure regulations Not yet in force
  71. 45Coroners rules
  72. Coroner of the Queen's household
  73. 46Abolition of the office of coroner of the Queen's household
  74. Interpretation
  75. 47“Interested person”
  76. 48Interpretation: general
  77. Northern Ireland and Scotland amendments
  78. 49Amendments to the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959
  79. 50Amendments to the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976 Repealed
  80. Amendments of Access to Justice Act 1999 Not yet in force
  81. 51Public funding for advocacy at certain inquests Not yet in force
  82. Part 2: Criminal offences
  83. Chapter 1: Murder, infanticide and suicide
  84. Partial defence to murder: diminished responsibility
  85. 52Persons suffering from diminished responsibility (England and Wales)
  86. 53Persons suffering from diminished responsibility (Northern Ireland)
  87. Partial defence to murder: loss of control
  88. 54Partial defence to murder: loss of control
  89. 55Meaning of “qualifying trigger”
  90. 56Abolition of common law defence of provocation
  91. Infanticide
  92. 57Infanticide (England and Wales)
  93. 58Infanticide (Northern Ireland)
  94. Suicide
  95. 59Encouraging or assisting suicide (England and Wales)
  96. 60Encouraging or assisting suicide (Northern Ireland)
  97. 61Encouraging or assisting suicide: information society services
  98. Chapter 2: Images of children
  99. Prohibited images
  100. 62Possession of prohibited images of children
  101. 63Exclusion of classified film etc
  102. 64Defences
  103. 65Meaning of “image” and “child”
  104. 66Penalties
  105. 67Entry, search, seizure and forfeiture
  106. 68Special rules relating to providers of information society services
  107. Indecent pseudo-photographs of children
  108. 69Indecent pseudo-photographs of children: marriage etc
  109. Chapter 3: Other offences
  110. 70Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
  111. 71Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour Repealed
  112. 72Conspiracy
  113. 73Abolition of common law libel offences etc
  114. Part 3: Criminal evidence, investigations and procedure
  115. Chapter 1: Anonymity in investigations
  116. 74Qualifying offences
  117. 75Qualifying criminal investigations
  118. 76Investigation anonymity orders
  119. 77Applications
  120. 78Conditions for making order
  121. 79Appeal against refusal of order
  122. 80Discharge of order
  123. 81Delegation of functions
  124. 82Public interest immunity
  125. 83Review
  126. 84Application to armed forces
  127. 85Interpretation of this Chapter
  128. Chapter 2: Anonymity of witnesses
  129. Witness anonymity orders
  130. 86Witness anonymity orders
  131. 87Applications
  132. 88Conditions for making order
  133. 89Relevant considerations
  134. 90Warning to jury
  135. Discharge and variation
  136. 91Discharge or variation of order
  137. 92Discharge or variation after proceedings
  138. 93Discharge or variation by appeal court
  139. Service courts
  140. 94Special provisions for service courts
  141. Public interest immunity
  142. 95Public interest immunity
  143. The Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008
  144. 96Power to make orders under the 2008 Act
  145. Interpretation
  146. 97Interpretation of this Chapter
  147. Chapter 3: Vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
  148. Special measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
  149. 98Eligibility for special measures: age of child witnesses
  150. 99Eligibility for special measures: offences involving weapons
  151. 100Special measures directions for child witnesses
  152. 101Special provisions relating to sexual offences
  153. 102Evidence by live link: presence of supporter
  154. 103Video recorded evidence in chief: supplementary testimony
  155. Evidence of certain accused persons Not yet in force
  156. 104Examination of accused through intermediary Not yet in force
  157. Witnesses protected from cross-examination by accused in person
  158. 105Age of child complainant
  159. Chapter 4: Live links
  160. 106Directions to attend through live link
  161. 107Answering to live link bail
  162. 108Searches of persons answering to live link bail
  163. 109Use of live link in certain enforcement hearings
  164. 110Direction of registrar for appeal hearing by live link
  165. Chapter 5: Miscellaneous
  166. Evidence by video recording
  167. 111Effect of admission of video recording
  168. Evidence of previous complaints
  169. 112Admissibility of evidence of previous complaints
  170. Immunity etc
  171. 113Powers in respect of offenders who assist investigations and prosecutions
  172. Bail
  173. 114Bail: risk of committing an offence causing injury
  174. 115Bail decisions in murder cases to be made by Crown Court judge
  175. Unsigned indictments
  176. 116Indictment of offenders
  177. Detention of terrorist suspects
  178. 117Detention of persons under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000
  179. Part 4: Sentencing
  180. Chapter 1: Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  181. Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  182. 118Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  183. 118ABusiness plan
  184. 119Annual report
  185. Guidelines
  186. 120Sentencing guidelines
  187. 121Sentencing ranges
  188. 122Allocation guidelines
  189. 123Preparation or revision of guidelines in urgent cases
  190. 124Proposals by Lord Chancellor or Court of Appeal
  191. Duties of the court
  192. 125Sentencing guidelines: duty of court Repealed
  193. 126Determination of tariffs etc Repealed
  194. Other functions of the Council
  195. 127Resource implications of guidelines
  196. 128Monitoring
  197. 129Promoting awareness
  198. 130Resources: effect of sentencing practice
  199. 131Resources: effect of factors not related to sentencing
  200. 132Duty to assess impact of policy and legislative proposals
  201. Lord Chancellor's functions
  202. 133Assistance by the Lord Chancellor
  203. 134Entrenchment of Lord Chancellor's functions
  204. Miscellaneous and general
  205. 135Abolition of existing sentencing bodies
  206. 136Interpretation of this Chapter
  207. Chapter 2: Other provisions relating to sentencing
  208. Driving disqualification
  209. 137Extension of driving disqualification
  210. Dangerous offenders
  211. 138Dangerous offenders: terrorism offences (England and Wales) Repealed
  212. 139Dangerous offenders: terrorism offences (Northern Ireland)
  213. Confiscation orders
  214. 140Appeals against certain confiscation orders (England and Wales)
  215. 141Appeals against certain confiscation orders (Northern Ireland)
  216. Part 5: Miscellaneous criminal justice provisions
  217. 142Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses
  218. 143Implementation of E-Commerce and Services directives: penalties
  219. 144Treatment of convictions in other member States etc
  220. 145Transfer to Parole Board of functions under the Criminal Justice Act 1991 Repealed
  221. 146Retention of knives surrendered or seized (England and Wales)
  222. 147Retention of knives surrendered or seized (Northern Ireland)
  223. 148Security in tribunal buildings
  224. Part 6: Legal aid and other payments for legal services
  225. Community Legal Service
  226. 149Community Legal Service: pilot schemes Repealed
  227. 150Excluded services: help in connection with business matters Repealed
  228. Criminal Defence Service
  229. 151Criminal Defence Service: information requests Repealed
  230. 152Criminal Defence Service: enforcement of order to pay cost of representation Repealed
  231. General
  232. 153Statutory instruments relating to the Legal Services Commission Repealed
  233. Regulation of certain agreements
  234. 154Damages-based agreements relating to employment matters
  235. Part 7: Criminal memoirs etc
  236. Exploitation proceeds orders
  237. 155Exploitation proceeds orders
  238. 156Qualifying offenders
  239. 157Qualifying offenders: service offences
  240. 158Qualifying offenders: supplementary
  241. 159Relevant offences
  242. 160Deriving a benefit
  243. 161Applications
  244. Exercise of power to make orders
  245. 162Determination of applications
  246. 163Limits on recoverable amount
  247. 164The available amount
  248. 165Property
  249. Additional powers
  250. 166Effect of conviction being quashed etc
  251. 167Powers of court on repeat applications
  252. 168Additional proceeds reporting orders
  253. Investigations
  254. 169Exploitation proceeds investigations
  255. 170Functions of Serious Organised Crime Agency Repealed
  256. Limitation
  257. 171Limitation
  258. Interpretation
  259. 172Interpretation of this Part
  260. Part 8: Data Protection Act 1998
  261. 173Assessment notices
  262. 174Data-sharing code of practice
  263. 175Further amendments of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
  264. Part 9: General
  265. 176Orders, regulations and rules
  266. 177Consequential etc amendments and transitional and saving provisions
  267. 178Repeals
  268. 179Financial provision
  269. 180Effect of amendments to provisions applied for purposes of service law
  270. 181Extent
  271. 182Commencement
  272. 183Short title
  273. Schedule 1: Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations
  274. Part 1: Suspension of investigations
  275. Suspension where certain criminal charges may be brought
  276. 1Paragraph 1
  277. Suspension where certain criminal proceedings are brought
  278. 2Paragraph 2
  279. Suspension pending inquiry under Inquiries Act 2005
  280. 3Paragraph 3
  281. 4Paragraph 4
  282. General power to suspend
  283. 5Paragraph 5
  284. Effect of suspension
  285. 6Paragraph 6
  286. Part 2: Resumption of investigations
  287. Resumption of investigation suspended under paragraph 1
  288. 7Paragraph 7
  289. Resumption of investigation suspended under paragraph 2
  290. 8Paragraph 8
  291. Resumption of investigation suspended under paragraph 3
  292. 9Paragraph 9
  293. Resumption of investigation suspended under paragraph 5
  294. 10Paragraph 10
  295. Supplemental
  296. 11Paragraph 11
  297. Schedule 1A: Investigations and inquests into Troubles-related deaths
  298. 1Obligatory discontinuance of existing investigations and inquests
  299. 2New investigations and inquests
  300. 3Interpretation
  301. Schedule 2: Coroner areas
  302. Coroner areas
  303. 1Paragraph 1
  304. Alteration of coroner areas
  305. 2Paragraph 2
  306. Relevant authorities
  307. 3Paragraph 3
  308. Effect of body being outside coroner area etc
  309. 4Paragraph 4
  310. Schedule 3: Appointment etc of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners
  311. Part 1: Appointment of senior, area and assistant coroners
  312. Appointment of senior coroners
  313. 1Paragraph 1
  314. Appointment of area and assistant coroners
  315. 2Paragraph 2
  316. Part 2: Qualifications of senior, area and assistant coroners
  317. 3Paragraph 3
  318. 4Paragraph 4
  319. Part 3: Vacancies; functions of area and assistant coroners
  320. Filling of vacancies
  321. 5Paragraph 5
  322. 6Paragraph 6
  323. Person to act as senior coroner in case of vacancy
  324. 7Paragraph 7
  325. Functions of area and assistant coroners
  326. 8Paragraph 8
  327. Part 4: Terms of office of senior, area and assistant coroners
  328. Status of office
  329. 9Paragraph 9
  330. Vacation or termination of office
  331. 10Paragraph 10
  332. 11Paragraph 11
  333. 12Paragraph 12
  334. 13Paragraph 13
  335. Discipline
  336. 14Paragraph 14
  337. Salary of senior and area coroners
  338. 15Paragraph 15
  339. Fees payable to assistants
  340. 16Paragraph 16
  341. Pensions for senior and area coroners
  342. 17Paragraph 17
  343. Prohibition on receipt of fees etc
  344. 18Paragraph 18
  345. Other terms of office
  346. 19Paragraph 19
  347. Schedule 4: Coroner for Treasure and Assistant Coroners for Treasure Not yet in force
  348. Part 1: Appointment, qualifications and terms of office of Coroner for Treasure Not yet in force
  349. Appointment Not yet in force
  350. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  351. Qualifications Not yet in force
  352. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  353. Vacation or termination of office Not yet in force
  354. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  355. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  356. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  357. Remuneration, allowances and expenses Not yet in force
  358. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  359. Part 2: Designation and remuneration of Assistant Coroners for Treasure Not yet in force
  360. Designation Not yet in force
  361. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  362. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  363. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  364. Remuneration, allowances and expenses Not yet in force
  365. 10Paragraph 10 Not yet in force
  366. Part 3: Miscellaneous Not yet in force
  367. Functions of Assistant Coroners for Treasure Not yet in force
  368. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
  369. Staff Not yet in force
  370. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
  371. Schedule 5: Powers of coroners
  372. Power to require evidence to be given or produced
  373. 1Paragraph 1
  374. 2Paragraph 2
  375. Power of entry, search and seizure Not yet in force
  376. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  377. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  378. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  379. Exhumation of body for examination
  380. 6Paragraph 6
  381. Action to prevent other deaths
  382. 7Paragraph 7
  383. Schedule 6: Offences
  384. Part 1: Offences relating to jurors
  385. Serving while disqualified, failure to attend etc
  386. 1Paragraph 1
  387. 2Paragraph 2
  388. 3Paragraph 3
  389. 4Paragraph 4
  390. 5Paragraph 5
  391. Research by jurors
  392. 5AParagraph 5A
  393. Sharing research with other jurors
  394. 5BParagraph 5B
  395. Jurors engaging in other prohibited conduct
  396. 5CParagraph 5C
  397. Part 1A: Offence relating to jury's deliberations
  398. 5DOffence
  399. 5EInitial exceptions
  400. 5FFurther exceptions
  401. 5GExceptions for soliciting disclosures or obtaining information
  402. Part 2: Offences relating to witnesses and evidence
  403. 6Paragraph 6
  404. 7Paragraph 7
  405. 8Paragraph 8
  406. Part 3: Miscellaneous
  407. 9Paragraph 9
  408. 10Paragraph 10
  409. 11Paragraph 11
  410. Schedule 7: Allowances, fees and expenses
  411. Part 1: Allowances payable to jurors
  412. 1Paragraph 1
  413. 2Paragraph 2
  414. 3Paragraph 3
  415. 4Paragraph 4
  416. Part 2: Allowances payable to witnesses
  417. 5Paragraph 5
  418. Part 3: Miscellaneous fees, allowances and expenses
  419. 6Paragraph 6
  420. 7Paragraph 7
  421. 8Paragraph 8
  422. Part 4: Meeting or reimbursing expenses
  423. 9Paragraph 9
  424. Part 5: Supplemental
  425. 10Paragraph 10
  426. 11Paragraph 11
  427. Schedule 8: Chief Coroner and Deputy Chief Coroners
  428. Appointment of Chief Coroner
  429. 1Paragraph 1
  430. Appointment of Deputy Chief Coroners
  431. 2Paragraph 2
  432. Resignation or removal
  433. 3Paragraph 3
  434. 4Paragraph 4
  435. Remuneration, allowances and expenses
  436. 5Paragraph 5
  437. 6Paragraph 6
  438. 7Paragraph 7
  439. Exercise of Chief Coroner's functions by Deputy Chief coroner
  440. 8Paragraph 8
  441. Staff
  442. 9Paragraph 9
  443. Schedule 9: Medical adviser and Deputy medical advisers to the Chief Coroner Not yet in force
  444. Appointment and functions of Medical Adviser to the Chief Coroner Not yet in force
  445. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  446. Appointment and functions of Deputy Medical Advisers to the Chief Coroner Not yet in force
  447. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  448. Qualification for appointment Not yet in force
  449. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  450. Consultation before making appointment Not yet in force
  451. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  452. Terms and conditions of appointment Not yet in force
  453. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  454. Remuneration, allowances and expenses Not yet in force
  455. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  456. Schedule 10: Investigation by Chief Coroner or Coroner for Treasure or by judge, former judge or former coroner
  457. Investigation by Chief Coroner
  458. 1Paragraph 1
  459. Investigation by Coroner for Treasure Not yet in force
  460. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  461. Investigation by judge, former judge or former coroner
  462. 3Paragraph 3
  463. Appeals Not yet in force
  464. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  465. Investigations already begun
  466. 5Paragraph 5
  467. Schedule 11: Amendments to the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959
  468. Witnesses and evidence
  469. 1Paragraph 1
  470. 2Paragraph 2
  471. Schedule 12: Encouraging or assisting suicide: providers of information society services
  472. Domestic service providers: extension of liability
  473. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  474. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  475. Non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings
  476. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  477. Exceptions for mere conduits
  478. 4Paragraph 4
  479. Exception for caching
  480. 5Paragraph 5
  481. Exception for hosting
  482. 6Paragraph 6
  483. Interpretation
  484. 7Paragraph 7
  485. Schedule 13: Prohibited images: providers of information society services
  486. Domestic service providers: extension of liability
  487. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  488. Non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings
  489. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  490. Exceptions for mere conduits
  491. 3Paragraph 3
  492. Exception for caching
  493. 4Paragraph 4
  494. Exception for hosting
  495. 5Paragraph 5
  496. Interpretation
  497. 6Paragraph 6
  498. Schedule 14: Schedule 1A to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
  499. Paragraph
  500. Schedule 15: The Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  501. Constitution of the Council
  502. 1Paragraph 1
  503. Appointment of a person to chair the Council etc
  504. 2Paragraph 2
  505. Appointment of judicial members
  506. 3Paragraph 3
  507. Appointment of non-judicial members
  508. 4Paragraph 4
  509. President of the Council
  510. 5Paragraph 5
  511. Lord Chancellor's representative
  512. 6Paragraph 6
  513. Terms of appointment
  514. 7Paragraph 7
  515. Vacancies etc
  516. 8Paragraph 8
  517. Remuneration etc
  518. 9Paragraph 9
  519. Interpretation
  520. 10Paragraph 10
  521. Schedule 16: Extension of disqualification for driving
  522. Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/704 (N.I. 6)) Not yet in force
  523. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  524. Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
  525. 2Paragraph 2
  526. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)
  527. 3Paragraph 3
  528. Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1320 (N.I. 10)) Not yet in force
  529. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  530. Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
  531. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  532. Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)) Not yet in force
  533. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  534. Schedule 17: Treatment of convictions in other member States etc
  535. Evidence of bad character
  536. 1Paragraph 1
  537. 2Paragraph 2
  538. Bail
  539. 3Paragraph 3
  540. Decision as to allocation
  541. 4Paragraph 4
  542. 5Paragraph 5
  543. Seriousness
  544. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  545. 7Paragraph 7
  546. Availability of community orders Not yet in force
  547. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  548. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  549. Required custodial sentences for certain offences
  550. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  551. Restriction on imposing custodial sentence or service detention
  552. 11Paragraph 11
  553. Young offenders: referral conditions
  554. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  555. Proving of foreign convictions before courts in England and Wales
  556. 13Paragraph 13
  557. 14Paragraph 14
  558. 15Paragraph 15
  559. Proving of foreign convictions before courts in Northern Ireland
  560. 16Paragraph 16
  561. 17Paragraph 17
  562. 18Paragraph 18
  563. Schedule 18: Motor vehicle orders Repealed
  564. Paragraph Repealed
  565. Schedule 19: Exploitation proceeds investigations
  566. 1Paragraph 1
  567. 2Paragraph 2
  568. 3Paragraph 3
  569. 4Paragraph 4
  570. 5Paragraph 5
  571. 6Paragraph 6
  572. 7Paragraph 7
  573. 8Paragraph 8
  574. 9Paragraph 9
  575. 10Paragraph 10
  576. 11Paragraph 11
  577. 12Paragraph 12
  578. 13Paragraph 13
  579. 14Paragraph 14
  580. 15Paragraph 15
  581. 16Paragraph 16
  582. 17Paragraph 17
  583. 18Paragraph 18
  584. Schedule 20: Amendments of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
  585. Part 1: Data controllers' registration Repealed
  586. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  587. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  588. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  589. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  590. Part 2: Assessment notices
  591. 5Paragraph 5
  592. 6Paragraph 6
  593. 7Paragraph 7
  594. Part 3: Powers to require information
  595. 8Paragraph 8
  596. 9Paragraph 9
  597. Part 4: Restriction on use of information
  598. 10Paragraph 10
  599. 11Paragraph 11
  600. 12Paragraph 12
  601. Part 5: Monetary penalties: restriction on matters to be taken into account
  602. 13Paragraph 13
  603. Part 6: Warrant for entry and inspection
  604. 14Paragraph 14
  605. Schedule 21: Minor and consequential amendments
  606. Part 1: Coroners etc
  607. Cremation Act 1902 (c. 8)
  608. 1Paragraph 1
  609. Births and Deaths Registration Act 1926 (c. 48)
  610. 2Paragraph 2
  611. 3Paragraph 3
  612. 4Paragraph 4
  613. Visiting Forces Act 1952 (c. 67)
  614. 5Paragraph 5
  615. Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20)
  616. 6Paragraph 6
  617. 7Paragraph 7
  618. 8Paragraph 8
  619. 9Paragraph 9
  620. 10Paragraph 10
  621. 11Paragraph 11
  622. 12Paragraph 12
  623. 13Paragraph 13
  624. 14Paragraph 14
  625. 15Paragraph 15
  626. 16Paragraph 16
  627. 17Paragraph 17
  628. 18Paragraph 18
  629. 19Paragraph 19
  630. 20Paragraph 20
  631. 21Paragraph 21
  632. Courts Act 1971 (c. 23)
  633. 22Paragraph 22
  634. Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (c. 56)
  635. 23Paragraph 23
  636. Juries Act 1974 (c. 23)
  637. 24Paragraph 24
  638. Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37)
  639. 25Paragraph 25
  640. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
  641. 26Paragraph 26
  642. Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25) Not yet in force
  643. 27Paragraph 27 Not yet in force
  644. Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
  645. 28Paragraph 28
  646. Access to Health Records Act 1990 (c. 23)
  647. 29Paragraph 29
  648. Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)
  649. 30Paragraph 30
  650. Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8) Not yet in force
  651. 31Paragraph 31 Not yet in force
  652. Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)
  653. 32Paragraph 32
  654. 33Paragraph 33
  655. 34Paragraph 34
  656. 35Paragraph 35
  657. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
  658. 36Paragraph 36
  659. Treasure Act 1996 (c. 24) Not yet in force
  660. 37Paragraph 37 Not yet in force
  661. 38Paragraph 38 Not yet in force
  662. 39Paragraph 39 Not yet in force
  663. 40Paragraph 40 Not yet in force
  664. 41Paragraph 41 Not yet in force
  665. 42Paragraph 42 Not yet in force
  666. Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Act 1999 (c. 7) Not yet in force
  667. 43Paragraph 43 Not yet in force
  668. Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
  669. 44Paragraph 44
  670. International Criminal Court Act 2001 (c. 17)
  671. 45Paragraph 45
  672. Courts Act 2003 (c. 39) Not yet in force
  673. 46Paragraph 46 Not yet in force
  674. Human Tissue Act 2004 (c. 30)
  675. 47Paragraph 47
  676. 48Paragraph 48
  677. 49Paragraph 49
  678. 50Paragraph 50 Not yet in force
  679. Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)
  680. 51Paragraph 51
  681. Part 2: Murder and suicide
  682. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  683. 52Paragraph 52 Repealed
  684. Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
  685. 53Paragraph 53
  686. Visiting Forces Act 1952 (c. 67)
  687. 54Paragraph 54
  688. Suicide Act 1961 (c. 60)
  689. 55Paragraph 55
  690. Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 20)
  691. 56Paragraph 56
  692. Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 34)
  693. 57Paragraph 57
  694. Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (c. 47)
  695. 58Paragraph 58
  696. Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 13))
  697. 59Paragraph 59
  698. Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 (c. 19)
  699. 60Paragraph 60
  700. Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27)
  701. 61Paragraph 61
  702. Part 3: Prohibited images of children
  703. Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
  704. 62Paragraph 62
  705. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  706. 63Paragraph 63
  707. Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  708. 64Paragraph 64
  709. Part 4: Abolition of common law libel offences etc
  710. Criminal Libel Act 1819 (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4 c. 8)
  711. 65Paragraph 65
  712. Libel Act 1843 (c. 96)
  713. 66Paragraph 66
  714. Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881 (c. 60)
  715. 67Paragraph 67
  716. Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 (c. 64)
  717. 68Paragraph 68
  718. Part 5: Witness anonymity orders
  719. Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)
  720. 69Paragraph 69
  721. Court Martial Appeals Act 1968 (c. 20)
  722. 70Paragraph 70
  723. Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1980 (c. 47)
  724. 71Paragraph 71
  725. Part 6: Vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
  726. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
  727. 72Paragraph 72 Repealed
  728. Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23)
  729. 73Paragraph 73
  730. Part 7: Bail
  731. Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)
  732. 74Paragraph 74
  733. Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
  734. 75Paragraph 75
  735. Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)
  736. 76Paragraph 76
  737. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
  738. 77Paragraph 77
  739. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
  740. 78Paragraph 78
  741. Part 8: Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  742. Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
  743. 79Paragraph 79
  744. Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
  745. 80Paragraph 80
  746. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
  747. 81Paragraph 81
  748. Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
  749. 82Paragraph 82
  750. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  751. 83Paragraph 83
  752. 84Paragraph 84 Repealed
  753. 85Paragraph 85 Repealed
  754. 86Paragraph 86 Repealed
  755. 87Paragraph 87
  756. 88Paragraph 88
  757. Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
  758. 89Paragraph 89
  759. Part 9: Disqualification for driving
  760. Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
  761. 90Paragraph 90
  762. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)
  763. 91Paragraph 91
  764. Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1320 (N.I. 10)) Not yet in force
  765. 92Paragraph 92 Not yet in force
  766. Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32) Not yet in force
  767. 93Paragraph 93 Not yet in force
  768. Part 10: Miscellaneous
  769. Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
  770. 94Paragraph 94 Repealed
  771. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  772. 95Paragraph 95 Repealed
  773. Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45)
  774. 96Paragraph 96
  775. Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29)
  776. 97Paragraph 97
  777. Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)
  778. 98Paragraph 98 Repealed
  779. Schedule 22: Transitional, transitory and saving provisions
  780. Part 1: Coroners etc
  781. Coroner areas
  782. 1Paragraph 1
  783. 1AParagraph 1A
  784. Relevant authorities
  785. 2Paragraph 2
  786. Senior and assistant coroners
  787. 3Paragraph 3
  788. Coroner for Treasure
  789. 4Paragraph 4
  790. Investigation by former coroner
  791. 5Paragraph 5
  792. Interpretation
  793. 6Paragraph 6
  794. Part 2: Criminal offences
  795. Commencement of Chapter 1 of Part 2
  796. 7Paragraph 7
  797. Suicide
  798. 8Paragraph 8
  799. 9Paragraph 9
  800. 10Paragraph 10
  801. 11Paragraph 11
  802. Prohibited images of children
  803. 12Paragraph 12
  804. Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour
  805. 13Paragraph 13
  806. Part 3: Criminal evidence, investigations and procedure
  807. Anonymity in investigations
  808. 14Paragraph 14
  809. 15Paragraph 15
  810. Anonymity of witnesses
  811. 16Paragraph 16
  812. 17Paragraph 17
  813. 18Paragraph 18
  814. 19Paragraph 19
  815. 20Paragraph 20
  816. 21Paragraph 21
  817. 22Paragraph 22
  818. Vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
  819. 23Paragraph 23
  820. 24Paragraph 24
  821. Evidence of previous complaint
  822. 25Paragraph 25
  823. Indictment of offenders
  824. 26Paragraph 26
  825. Part 4: Sentencing
  826. Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  827. 27Paragraph 27
  828. 28Paragraph 28
  829. Driving disqualification
  830. 29Paragraph 29
  831. 30Paragraph 30
  832. 31Paragraph 31
  833. 32Paragraph 32
  834. 33Paragraph 33
  835. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  836. 35Paragraph 35 Not yet in force
  837. 36Paragraph 36 Not yet in force
  838. Dangerous offenders
  839. 37Paragraph 37
  840. 38Paragraph 38
  841. Confiscation orders
  842. 39Paragraph 39
  843. Part 5: Miscellaneous
  844. Treatment of convictions in other member States etc
  845. 40Paragraph 40
  846. 41Paragraph 41
  847. 42Paragraph 42
  848. Transfer of functions to Parole Board
  849. 43Paragraph 43 Repealed
  850. Knives in court buildings etc
  851. 44Paragraph 44
  852. Criminal memoirs etc
  853. 45Paragraph 45
  854. Assessment notices
  855. 46Paragraph 46
  856. Assessment of dangerousness and service offences
  857. 47Paragraph 47
  858. Schedule 23: Repeals
  859. 1Coroners etc
  860. 2Criminal offences
  861. 3Criminal evidence and procedure
  862. 4Sentencing
  863. 5Miscellaneous criminal justice provisions
  864. 6Legal aid
  865. 7Criminal memoirs etc
  866. 8Data Protection Act 1998
  867. 9Miscellaneous