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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Ministry of Justice, are published
separately as Bill 130—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr David Hanson has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill are compatible
with the Convention rights.
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Contents
Part 1
Youth rehabilitation orders
Youth rehabilitation orders
1    Youth rehabilitation orders
2    Breach, revocation or amendment of youth rehabilitation orders
3    Transfer of youth rehabilitation orders to Northern Ireland
4    Meaning of “the responsible officer”
5    Responsible officer and offender: duties in relation to the other
Supplementary
6    Abolition of certain youth orders and related amendments
7    Youth rehabilitation orders: interpretation
8    Isles of Scilly
Part 2
Sentencing
General sentencing provisions
9    Purposes etc. of sentencing: offenders aged under 18
10    Abolition of suspended sentences for summary offences
11    Restriction on imposing community sentences
Custodial sentences and release
12    Indeterminate sentences: determination of tariffs
13    Consecutive terms of imprisonment
14    Minimum conditions for early release under section 246(1) of the Criminal
Justice Act 2003
15    Application of section 35(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 to prisoners liable
to removal from the UK
16    Release of prisoners after recall
17    Further review and release of prisoners after recall
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18    Recall of life prisoners: abolition of requirement for recommendation by
Parole Board
Early removal of prisoners from the United Kingdom
19    Removal under Criminal Justice Act 1991 (offences before 4th April 2005 etc.)
20    Removal under Criminal Justice Act 2003
Other sentencing provisions
21    Referral orders: referral conditions
Enforcement of sentences
22    Imposition of unpaid work requirement for breach of community order
23    Youth default orders
24    Power to impose attendance centre requirement on fine defaulter
25    Disclosure of information for enforcing fines
Part 3
Appeals
26    Appeals against conviction
27    Determination of prosecution appeals
28    Review of sentence on reference by Attorney General
Part 4
Her Majesty’s Commissioner for Offender Management and Prisons
The Commissioner
29    Appointment etc. of Commissioner
Complaints
30    Eligible complaints: general
31    Eligible complaints: specific requirements applicable to all complaints
32    Treatment by Commissioner of complaints
33    Report on the outcome of an investigation
34    Recommendations by Commissioner
Investigations into deaths etc.
35    Investigation of deaths
36    Reports on the outcome of a death investigation
37    Investigations requested by the Secretary of State
38    Reports on the outcome of an investigation under section 37
General powers and duties
39    Powers of Commissioner to obtain information etc.
40    Exceptions etc. to Commissioner’s powers under section 39
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41    Obstruction and contempt
42    Working with other ombudsmen etc.
43    Legal and other representation
Disclosure of information
44    Disclosure of information etc.
45    Disclosure prejudicial to national security or contrary to public interest
46    Notification of matters of potential concern to the police or other authorities
General
47    Power to pay expenses
48    Consequential amendments relating to Part 4
49    The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
50    Interpretation of Part 4
51    Power to modify certain provisions of Part 4
52    Power to confer new functions on Commissioner
Part 5
Other criminal justice provisions
Alternatives to prosecution
53    Alternatives to prosecution for offenders under 18
54    Protection for spent cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
55    Criminal conviction certificates and criminal record certificates
Proceedings in magistrates’ courts
56    Allocation of offences triable either way etc.
57    Trial or sentencing in absence of accused in magistrates’ courts
58    Extension of powers of non-legal staff
Criminal legal aid
59    Provisional grant of right to representation
60    Disclosure of information to enable assessment of financial eligibility
61    Pilot schemes
Miscellaneous
62    Compensation for miscarriages of justice
63    Annual report on the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998
Part 6
Criminal law
Pornography etc.
64    Possession of extreme pornographic images
65    Exclusion of classified films etc.
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66    Defence
67    Penalties etc. for possession of extreme pornographic images
68    Indecent photographs of children
69    Indecent photographs of children (Northern Ireland)
70    Maximum penalty for publication etc. of obscene articles
Street offences
71    Amendment to offence of loitering etc. for purposes of prostitution
72    Orders to promote rehabilitation
73    Rehabilitation of offenders: orders under section 1(2A) of the Street Offences
Act 1959
Offences relating to nuclear material and nuclear facilities
74    Offences relating to the physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear
facilities
Penalty for unlawfully obtaining etc. personal data
75    Imprisonment for unlawfully obtaining etc. personal data
Part 7
International co-operation in relation to criminal justice matters
Mutual recognition of financial penalties
76    Requests to other member States
77    Procedure on receipt of certificate by Lord Chancellor
78    Requests from other member States
79    Procedure on receipt of certificate by designated officer
80    Recognition of financial penalties: supplemental
81    Interpretation of sections 76 to 80
Mutual legal assistance in revenue matters
82    Power to transfer functions under Crime (International Co-operation) Act
2003 in relation to direct taxation
Part 8
Violent Offender Orders
Violent offender orders
83    Violent offender orders
84    Qualifying offenders
85    Applications for violent offender orders
86    Making of violent offender orders
87    Variation, renewal or discharge of violent offender orders
88    Interim violent offender orders
89    Appeals
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Notification requirements
90    Offenders subject to notification requirements
91    Notification requirements: initial notification
92    Notification requirements: changes
93    Notification requirements: periodic notification
94    Notification requirements: travel outside United Kingdom
95    Method of notification and related matters
96    Notification requirements to be complied with by parents of young offenders
97    Parental directions: notification requirements imposed on parents of young
offenders
Supplementary
98    Offences
99    Supply of information to Secretary of State etc.
100    Supply of information by Secretary of State etc.
101    Information about release or transfer
102    Interpretation of Part 8
Part 9
Anti-social behaviour
Premises closure orders
103    Closure orders: premises associated with persistent disorder or nuisance
Nuisance or disturbance on hospital premises
104    Offence of causing nuisance or disturbance on NHS premises
105    Power to remove person causing nuisance or disturbance
106    Guidance about the power to remove etc.
107    Nuisance or disturbance on HSS premises
Anti-social behaviour orders etc. in respect of children and young persons
108    Review of anti-social behaviour orders etc.
109    Individual support orders
Parenting contracts and parenting orders
110    Parenting contracts and parenting orders: local authorities
Part 10
Policing
Misconduct procedures etc.
111    Police misconduct and performance procedures
112    Investigation of complaints of police misconduct etc.