The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 - Where Are We Now?

Introduction

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act received Royal Assent in April 2022. Since then, twelve statutory instruments have brought various sections into effect. One year on, this webinar will consider the key statutory instruments all criminal practitioners should be aware of.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Statutory Instrument 2023/250 - Arranging or facilitating child sex offences
• Statutory Instrument 2022/1227 - Amendments to the management of sex offenders
• Statutory Instrument 2022/1187 - Amendments to the law concerning the surrender of driving licences
• Statutory instrument 2022/1075 - All the important amendments to pre-charge bail and amendments to the test for constables concerning careless or dangerous driving
• Statutory Instrument 2022/1054 - Extraction of electronic material from devices (sections 37 - 44 of the Act)
• The Code of Practice in relation to the extraction of electronic material from devices
• All change with the time limits re. the institution of proceedings for common assault/battery in a domestic context
• Criminal damage to memorials
• Amendments to legislation concerning children and young people - Detention and Training Orders/curfews/remands in custody/remands into Youth Detention Accommodation
• Amendments to legislation concerning sexual offences - Voyeurism (breastfeeding) and people in a Position of Trust
• Amendments to the release provisions for certain offenders given a custodial sentence of 4 years or more
• Amendments to Schedule 2A of PACE

This webinar was recorded on 29th June 2023

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