Police and Justice Act 2006

The Police and Justice Act 2006^[1]
Dates
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to establish a National Policing Improvement Agency; to make provision about police forces and police authorities and about police pensions; to make provision about police powers and about the powers and duties of community support officers, weights and measures inspectors and others; to make provision about the supply to the police and others of information contained in registers of death; to make further provision for combatting crime and disorder; to make further provision about certain inspectorates; to amend Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003; to amend the Computer Misuse Act 1990; to make provision about the forfeiture of indecent images of children; to provide for the conferring of functions on the Independent Police Complaints Commission in relation to the exercise of enforcement functions by officials involved with immigration and asylum; to amend the Extradition Act 2003; to make further provision about the use of live links in criminal proceedings; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2006 c 48
Royal assent	8 November 2006
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Police and Justice Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As at August 2007 many of the provisions are not yet in force. The majority of the Act extends only to England and Wales

Provisions of the Act include:

Part 1: Mainly about police forces

police reform
establishment of a National Policing Improvement Agency which will replace the Central Police Training and Development Authority and the Police Information Technology Organisation
amends the Police Reform Act 2002 in relation to the powers of Community Support Officers.

Part 2: Mainly about justice

amends the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 in relation to "Police Bail."
amends the Criminal Justice Act 2003 relating to "Conditional Cautioning."

Part 3: Mainly about anti-social behaviour

further provision about anti-social behaviour
every Local Authority is to have a "Crime and Disorder Committee."
"Parenting Contracts"
Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 (Part 3) amended.

Part 4: Addresses various Inspectorates

amends the various Acts which address the powers of the Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons; Inspectors of Constabulary; the Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service; the Inspectorate of the National Probation Service and the Inspector of Court Administration.

Part 5: Miscellaneous Section

amends an Order in Council made under powers in the Extradition Act 2003
Computer Misuse Act 1990 amended with the creation of certain offences including unauthorised acts with intent to impair the operation of a computer.
further provision relating to forfeiture of indecent photographs of children
Protection of Children Act 1978 amended.

Part 6 - Supplemental

Section 53 - Commencement

The following orders have been made under this section:

The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3364 (C.123))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No.1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/29 (C.1))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/709 (C.30))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1614 (C.65))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2754 (C.107))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3073 (C.122))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3203 (C.132))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 7 and Savings Provision) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/311 (C.11))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/790 (C.37))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2503 (C.107))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2785 (C.123))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1679 (C.87))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2774 (C.120))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/414 (C.29))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/936 (C.57))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No.1) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2052 (C.77))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3251 (W.286))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2540 (W.204) (C.106))
The Police and Justice Act 2006 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/434 (C.35))

Extent

Section 54(1) limits the extent of Parts 1 to 5 of the Act to England and Wales only, except for those matters listed in the rest of s.54 .

References

Halsbury's Statutes,

↑ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 55 of this Act.

External links

Wikiversity has learning materials about Police and Justice Act 2006

The Police and Justice Act 2006, as amended from the National Archives.
The Police and Justice Act 2006, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
Explanatory notes to the Police and Justice Act 2006.

United Kingdom legislation

Pre-Parliamentary legislation	List of English statutes Charter of Liberties Magna Carta

Acts of Parliament by states preceding the Kingdom of Great Britain	Acts of the Parliament of England to 1483 1485–1601 1603–1641 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660–1699 1700–1706 Acts of the Parliament of Scotland

Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain	1707–1719 1720–1739 1740–1759 1760–1779 1780–1800

Acts of the Parliament of Ireland	to 1700 1701–1800

Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1801–1819 1820–1839 1840–1859 1860–1879 1880–1899 1900–1919 1920–1939 1940–1959 1960–1979 1980–1999 2000 to date Halsbury's Statutes Legislation.gov.uk Short titles

Church of England measures	List Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919

Legislation of devolved institutions	Acts of the Scottish Parliament List Acts and Measures of the National Assembly for Wales List Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly List Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland List Orders in Council for Northern Ireland List

Orders-in-Council	Order in Council

Secondary legislation	United Kingdom Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Acts of Sederunt Acts of Adjournal

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