Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Criminal Justice / Sentencing ~ New Bills

Following the King's Speech on 7 November 2023, the government introduced two Bills touching on criminal justice 

Sentencing Bill - and see UK Government Policy Paper

Criminal Justice Bill - and see UK Government Information + UK Government Factsheets. There is also a House of Commons Library Research Briefing

Sentencing Bill:

This is a relatively short Bill of 11 Clauses and 3 Schedules. It makes provision relating to 

1. Whole life orders 

2. Sexual offences attracting special custodial sentence for offenders of particular concern 

3. Special custodial sentence for sex offenders of particular concern aged under 18 at time of offence 

4. Special custodial sentence for adult sex offenders of particular concern 

5. Special custodial sentence for sex offenders of particular concern: service law

6. Duty to impose suspended sentence order for sentences of 12 months or less Release of offenders 

7. Removal of early release for certain sex offenders

8. Extension of home detention curfew 

Criminal Justice Bill:

Offences related to things used in serious crime, theft or fraud - Clauses 1 -10

Offences of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm - Clauses 11 - 12

Offences relating to intimate photographs or films and voyeurism - Clause 13

Criminal liability of bodies corporate and partnerships - Clauses 15 to 21

Sentencing - Clauses 22 - 24

Transfer of prisoners to foreign prisons - Clauses 25 -29

Management of Offenders - Clauses 30 - 31

Proceeds of Crime - Clauses 32 - 33

Serious Crime Prevention Orders - Clauses 34 - 37

Nuisance begging etc - Clauses 38 - 50

Nuisance rough sleeping - Clauses 51 - 62 (and two supplemental clauses 63 - 64)

Antisocial Behaviour - Clauses 65 - 71

The Police - Clauses 73 - 74

General - Clauses 75 - 79.

Comments:

Analysis and commentary about aspects of these Bills will doubtless arise. I will try to add links below.

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