Legislation – Police and Justice Act 2006

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Introduction

Part 1
Police reform

1 National Policing Improvement Agency

2 Amendments to the Police Act 1996

3 Delegation of police authority functions

4 Police authorities as best value authorities

5 Power to merge schemes

6 Consultation with APA and ACPO

7 Standard powers and duties of community support officers

8 Community support officers: power to deal with truants

9 Exercise of police powers by civilians

Part 2
Powers of police etc

10 Police bail

11 Power to detain pending DPP’s decision about charging

12 Power to stop and search at aerodromes

13 Supply of information to police etc by Registrar General

14 Information-gathering powers: extension to domestic flights and voyages

15 Accreditation of weights and measures inspectors

16 Power to apply accreditation provisions

17 Conditional cautions: types of condition

18 Arrest for failing to comply with conditional caution

Part 3
Crime and anti-social behaviour

19 Local authority scrutiny of crime and disorder matters

20 Guidance and regulations regarding crime and disorder matters

21 Joint crime and disorder committees

22 Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998

23 Parenting contracts: local authorities and registered social landlords

24 Parenting orders: local authorities and registered social landlords

25 Contracting out of local authority functions with regard to parenting contracts and parenting orders

26 Anti-social behaviour injunctions

27 Injunctions in local authority proceedings: power of arrest and remand

Part 4
Inspectorates

28 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons

29 Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary

30 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service

31 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of the National Probation Service for England and Wales

32 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Court Administration

33 Transitional provision

Part 5
Miscellaneous

34 Sentences of imprisonment for bail offences

35 Unauthorised access to computer material

36 Unauthorised acts with intent to impair operation of computer, etc

37 Making, supplying or obtaining articles for use in computer misuse offences

38 Transitional and saving provision

39 Forfeiture of indecent photographs of children: England and Wales

40 Forfeiture of indecent photographs of children: Northern Ireland

41 Immigration and asylum enforcement functions: complaints and misconduct

42 Amendments to the Extradition Act 2003 etc

43 Designation of United States of America

44 Transfer of prisoner under international arrangements not requiring his consent

45 Attendance by accused at certain preliminary or sentencing hearings

46 Live link bail

47 Evidence of vulnerable accused

48 Appeals under Part 1 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968

Part 6
Supplemental

49 Orders and regulations

50 Money

51 Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc

52 Amendments and repeals

53 Commencement

54 Extent

55 Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 National Policing Improvement Agency

SCHEDULE 2 Amendments to the Police Act 1996

SCHEDULE 3 Power to merge police pension schemes

SCHEDULE 4 Consultation with APA and ACPO

SCHEDULE 5 Exercise of police powers by civilians

SCHEDULE 6 Police bail

SCHEDULE 7 Schedule to be inserted into the Police Reform Act 2002

SCHEDULE 8 Further provision about crime and disorder committees of certain local authorities

SCHEDULE 9 Amendments to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998

SCHEDULE 10 Injunctions in local authority proceedings: powers to remand

SCHEDULE 11 Schedule to be inserted into the Protection of Children Act 1978

SCHEDULE 12 Schedule to be inserted into the Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978

SCHEDULE 13 Extradition

SCHEDULE 14 Minor and consequential amendments

SCHEDULE 15 Repeals and revocations

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Consultation with APA and ACPO

Section 6

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)

1

In section 67 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (supplementary provisions about codes), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Police Authorities,

(b)

the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland,”.

Police Act 1996 (c. 16)

2

In section 8A of the Police Act 1996 (local policing summaries), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (6) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Police Authorities;

(b)

the Association of Chief Police Officers; and”.

3

In section 39A of that Act (codes of practice for chief officers), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Police Authorities;

(b)

the Association of Chief Police Officers; and”.

4

In section 42A of that Act (procedure in relation to removal of senior officers), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Police Authorities;

(b)

the Association of Chief Police Officers; and”.

5

In section 53 of that Act (regulations as to standard of equipment), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Police Authorities;

(b)

the Association of Chief Police Officers; and”.

6

(1)

Section 53A of that Act (regulation of procedures and practices) is amended as follows.

(2)

For paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Police Authorities; and

(b)

the Association of Chief Police Officers.”

(3)

For paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (5) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Police Authorities; and

(b)

the Association of Chief Police Officers; and”.

7

In section 57 of that Act (common services), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Police Authorities;

(b)

the Association of Chief Police Officers; and”.

8

In section 101 of that Act (interpretation), at the beginning of the list of definitions in subsection (1) there is inserted—

““the Association of Chief Police Officers” means the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland;”.

Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25)

9

In section 21A of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (code of practice for police interviews of certain witnesses), in subsection (4)—

(a)

before paragraph (a) there is inserted—

“(za)

the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland;”;

(b)

sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) is omitted.

Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)

10

In section 97 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (regulations for police forces), for paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (4) there is substituted—

“(c)

the Association of Police Authorities; and

(d)

the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.”

Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)

11

In section 22 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (power of Independent Police Complaints Commission to issue guidance), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Police Authorities;

(b)

the Association of Chief Police Officers; and”.

12

In section 24 of that Act (consultation on regulations), for paragraphs (b) and (c) there is substituted—

“(b)

the Association of Police Authorities;

(c)

the Association of Chief Police Officers; and”.

13

In section 39 of that Act (police powers for contracted-out staff), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (11) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Police Authorities;

(b)

the Association of Chief Police Officers;”.

14

In section 43 of that Act (railway safety accreditation scheme), in subsection (9)—

(a)

for paragraph (a) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Chief Police Officers;”;

(b)

for paragraph (c) there is substituted—

“(c)

the Association of Police Authorities;”.

15

In section 45 of that Act (code of practice relating to chief officers’ powers under Chapter 1 of Part 4), in subsection (3)—

(a)

for paragraph (c) there is substituted—

“(c)

the Association of Police Authorities;”;

(b)

for paragraph (f) there is substituted—

“(f)

the Association of Chief Police Officers;”.

16

In section 51 of that Act (independent custody visitors for places of detention), for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (7) there is substituted—

“(a)

the Association of Police Authorities;

(b)

the Association of Chief Police Officers; and”.

17

In section 96 of that Act (president of ACPO), the words “of England, Wales and Northern Ireland” are omitted.

18

In section 106 of that Act (general interpretation), at the appropriate place there is inserted—

“the Association of Chief Police Officers” means the Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland;”.