Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (2015 c. 2)
- Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (2015 c. 2)
- PART 1 Criminal Justice
- Dangerous offenders
- 1 Maximum sentence for certain offences to be life imprisonment
- 2 Specified offences
- 3 Schedule 15B offences
- 4 Parole Board release when serving extended sentences
- 5 Minor amendments
- Other offenders of particular concern
- 6 Sentence and Parole Board release for offenders of particular concern
- Release and recall of prisoners
- 7 Electronic monitoring following release on licence etc
- 8 Recall adjudicators
- 11 Initial release and release after recall: life sentences
- 12 Offence of remaining unlawfully at large after recall
- 13 Offence of remaining unlawfully at large after temporary release
- 14 Definition of “requisite custodial period”
- 15 Minor amendments and transitional cases
- Prisons
- 16 Drugs for which prisoners etc may be tested
- Cautions etc
- 17 Restrictions on use of cautions
- 18 Restrictions on use of cautions: supplementary
- 19 Alternatives to prosecution: rehabilitation of offenders in Scotland
- Offences involving ill-treatment or wilful neglect
- 20 Ill-treatment or wilful neglect: care worker offence
- 21 Ill-treatment or wilful neglect: care provider offence
- 22 Care provider offence: excluded care providers
- 23 Care provider offence: penalties
- 24 Care provider offence: application to unincorporated associations
- 25 Care provider offence: liability for ancillary and other offences
- Offences involving police or prison officers
- 26 Corrupt or other improper exercise of police powers and privileges
- 27 Term of imprisonment for murder of police or prison officer
- Repeat offences involving offensive weapons etc
- 28 Minimum sentence for repeat offences involving offensive weapons etc
- Driving offences
- 29 Offences committed by disqualified drivers
- 30 Extension of disqualification from driving where custodial sentence also imposed
- 31 Mutual recognition of driving disqualification in UK and Republic of Ireland
- Offences involving intent to cause distress etc
- 32 Sending letters etc with intent to cause distress or anxiety
- 33 Disclosing , or threatening to disclose, private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress
- 34 Meaning of “disclose” and “photograph or film”
- 35 Meaning of “private” and “sexual”
- Offences involving sexual grooming or pornographic images
- 36 Meeting a child following sexual grooming etc
- 37 Possession of pornographic images of rape and assault by penetration
- PART 2 Young offenders
- Detention of young offenders
- 38 Secure colleges and other places for detention of young offenders etc
- 39 Contracting out secure colleges
- 40 Powers of Youth Justice Board in relation to provision of accommodation
- Other matters
- 41 Youth cautions and conditional cautions: involvement of appropriate adults
- 42 Duties of custody officer after charge: arrested juveniles
- 43 Referral orders: alternatives to revocation for breach of youth offender contract
- 44 Referral orders: extension on further conviction
- 45 Referral orders: revocation on further conviction
- PART 3 Courts and tribunals
- Trial by single justice on the papers
- 46 Instituting proceedings by written charge
- 47 Instituting proceedings: further provision
- 48 Trial by single justice on the papers
- 49 Trial by single justice on the papers: sentencing etc
- 50 Further amendments
- Time limit for bringing certain criminal proceedings
- 51 Offence of improper use of public electronic communications network
- Committal to Crown Court
- 52 Low-value shoplifting: mode of trial
- 53 Committal of young offenders convicted of certain serious offences
- Costs of criminal courts
- 54 Criminal courts charge
- 55 Duty to review criminal courts charge
- Collection of fines etc
- 56 Variation of collection orders etc
- Civil proceedings relating to personal injury
- 57 Personal injury claims: cases of fundamental dishonesty
- 58 Rules against inducements to make personal injury claims
- 59 Effect of rules against inducements
- 60 Inducements: interpretation
- 61 Inducements: regulations
- Appeals in civil proceedings
- 62 Appeals from the Court of Protection
- 63 Appeals from the High Court to the Supreme Court
- 64 Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Supreme Court
- 65 Appeals from the Employment Appeal Tribunal to the Supreme Court
- 66 Appeals from the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to the Supreme Court
- Costs in civil proceedings
- 67 Wasted costs in certain civil proceedings
- Juries and members of the Court Martial
- 68 Upper age limit for jury service to be 75
- 69 Jurors and electronic communications devices
- 70 Jurors and electronic communications devices: powers of search etc
- 71 Research by jurors
- 72 Sharing research with other jurors
- 73 Jurors engaging in other prohibited conduct
- 74 Disclosing jury's deliberations
- 75 Juries at inquests
- 76 Members of the Court Martial
- 77 Supplementary provision
- Reporting restrictions
- 78 Lifetime reporting restrictions in criminal proceedings for witnesses and victims under 18
- 79 Reporting restrictions in proceedings other than criminal proceedings
- 80 Reporting restrictions: information society services
- Other matters
- 81 Representations to Parliament by the President of the Supreme Court
- 82 The supplementary panel of the Supreme Court
- 83 Minor amendments
- PART 4 Judicial review
- Judicial review in the High Court and Upper Tribunal
- 84 Likelihood of substantially different outcome for applicant
- 85 Provision of information about financial resources
- 86 Use of information about financial resources
- 87 Interveners and costs
- 88 Capping of costs
- 89 Capping of costs: orders and their terms
- 90 Capping of costs: environmental cases
- Planning proceedings
- 91 Procedure for certain planning challenges
- 92 Periods of time for certain legal challenges
- PART 5 Final provisions
- 93 Power to make consequential and supplementary provision etc
- 94 Financial provision
- 95 Commencement
- 96 Extent
- 97 Channel Islands, Isle of Man and British overseas territories
- 98 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Sentence and Parole Board release for offenders of particular concern
- PART 1 Sentence and release
- Introduction
- Sentence
- Offences of particular concern
- Release on licence to be directed by Parole Board
- PART 2 Offenders convicted of service offences
- Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)
- PART 3 Transitional and transitory provision
- Application of new provisions about special custodial sentences
- Detention in a young offender institution
- PART 4 Consequential provision
- Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
- Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c. 43)
- Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10)
- SCHEDULE 2 Electronic monitoring and licences etc: consequential provision
- Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c. 43)
- Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- SCHEDULE 3 Recall adjudicators: further provision
- Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28)
- Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21)
- Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
- Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)
- SCHEDULE 4 Ill-treatment or wilful neglect: excluded health care
- Excluded health care
- Use “for an education or childcare purpose”
- Educational institutions
- Definitions
- SCHEDULE 5 Minimum sentence for repeat offences involving offensive weapons etc: consequential provision
- Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)
- Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
- Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
- SCHEDULE 6 Offences committed by disqualified drivers: further amendments
- Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
- Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
- SCHEDULE 7 Mutual recognition of driving disqualification in UK and Republic of Ireland
- PART 1 Further provision
- Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32)
- Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)
- PART 2 Transition from EU Convention to new agreement
- Transitional period
- Disapplication of duties and powers to give notices during the transitional period
- Application of duties and powers to give notices after the transitional period
- Saving for pre-1 December 2014 cases
- SCHEDULE 8 Disclosing , or threatening to disclose, private sexual photographs or films: providers of information society services
- England and Wales service providers: extension of liability
- Non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings
- Exceptions for mere conduits
- Exception for caching
- Exception for hosting
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 9 Secure colleges etc: further amendments
- Prison Act 1952 (c. 52)
- Criminal Justice Act 1961 (c. 39)
- Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48)
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
- Prisoners (Return to Custody) Act 1995 (c. 16)
- Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
- Children Act 2004 (c. 31)
- Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21)
- Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)
- Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (c. 19)
- Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21)
- Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10)
- Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012 (c. 20)
- Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4)
- SCHEDULE 10 Contracting out secure colleges
- PART 1 Contracting out provision and running of secure colleges
- Power to contract out
- Running a contracted-out secure college
- Leases and tenancies of land
- Principal
- Monitor
- Officers
- Officers who perform custodial duties
- Intervention by Secretary of State
- Obstruction etc of secure college custody officers
- Assault of secure college custody officers
- Wrongful disclosure of information relating to persons in youth detention accommodation
- PART 2 Certification of secure college custody officers
- Meaning of “secure college custody officer”
- Issue of certificate
- Suspension of certificate
- Revocation of certificate
- PART 3 Contracting out functions at directly managed secure colleges
- Power to contract out functions at directly managed secure college
- Powers of officers carrying out contracted-out functions
- Obstruction etc of secure college custody officers
- Assault of secure college custody officers
- Wrongful disclosure of information relating to persons in youth detention accommodation
- Supplementary
- PART 4 Definitions
- PART 5 Further amendments
- Prison Act 1952 (c. 52)
- Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80)
- Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27)
- Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
- Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c. 12)
- Children Act 2004 (c. 31)
- Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21)
- SCHEDULE 11 Trial by single justice on the papers: further amendments
- Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45)
- Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
- Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23)
- Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
- Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)
- Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22)
- Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33)
- Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c. 37)
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)
- Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
- Education Act 2002 (c. 32)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (c. 32)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- SCHEDULE 12 Further provision about criminal courts charge
- Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c. 53)
- Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
- Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23)
- Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)
- Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53)
- Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- SCHEDULE 13 Juries at inquests
- Jurors and electronic communications devices
- Offences relating to research by jurors etc
- Offence relating to jury's deliberations
- Saving for contempt of court
- SCHEDULE 14 Members of the Court Martial
- PART 1 Offences
- PART 2 Further amendments
- SCHEDULE 15 Reporting restrictions: providers of information society services
- Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
- Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23)
- SCHEDULE 16 Procedure for certain planning challenges
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
- Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9)
- Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5)
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