Legislation – Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, Section 117 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 September 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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PART 6Cautions
General
I1117Restriction on multiple cautions
1
Regulations may prohibit the giving of a diversionary or community caution to a person in respect of an offence where the person has already been given one or more cautions.
2
A prohibition under subsection (1) may in particular be framed by reference to—
a
the kinds of caution previously given to the person;
b
the number of times any kind of caution has been given to the person;
c
the period preceding the commission of the offence within which any kind of caution has been given to the person;
d
the offence or description of offences in respect of which any kind of caution has been given to the person.
3
For the purposes of this section “caution” means—
a
a diversionary or community caution;
b
a conditional caution under Part 3 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 given before the coming into force of section 118;
c
any other caution given to the person before the coming into force of that section in respect of an offence where—
i
the person admitted having committed the offence,
ii
the person was aged 18 or over when the caution was given, and
iii
the caution was given by a constable or other person authorised to give the caution.