Circulars
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007: publicity orders
09 February 2010
A circular on the arrangements for implementing section 10 ('publicity orders') of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, which come into effect on 15 February 2010.
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 - encouraging or assisting suicide
28 January 2010
A circular explaining the provisions on encouraging or assisting suicide in section 59 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, which come into force on 1 February 2010.
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 - key provisions commencing on 1 February 2010
28 January 2010
A circular on the key provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, which come into force on 1 February 2010.
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 - penalty notice for disorder scheme
22 January 2010
This circular provides new guidance for police on the design of penalty notice disorder (PND) forms and the disclosure of information on certain PNDs to third parties.
Witness anonymity provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act
23 December 2009
A circular on provisions relating to witness anonymity in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, which come into effect on 1 January 2010.
Youth Rehabilitation Order and youth justice provisions
30 November 2009
This circular contains information on the Youth Rehabilitation Order as well as other youth justice related changes.
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 - new guidance on cannabis possession
23 July 2009
This circular provides new guidance for police on the use of penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) for cannabis possession offences.
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001: replacement guidance
16 July 2009
This circular provides guidance replacing paragraphs 6.17 to 6.24 of the penalty notice for disorder police operational guidance issued in March 2005 covering retail theft and criminal damage.
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act: possession of extreme pornographic images
19 January 2009
A circular on the implementation of sections 63-67 and 71 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act.
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
09 July 2008
A circular providing details of the provisions in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act which come into force on 14 July 2008.
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (provisions commencing on 3 November 2008)
29 October 2008
This circular provides details of some of the provisions in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 which come into force on 3 November 2008.
Serious Crime Act 2007: Implementation of Part 2
29 September 2008
A circular containing details of the offences of encouraging and assisting crime, contained in Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007, which come into force on 1 October 2008.
Road Safety Act 2006: Implementation of Sections 20 and 21
18 August 2008
A circular providing an overview of the new offences of causing death by careless driving and causing death by driving when unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured, which will be implemented on 18 August 2008.
Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008
21 July 2008
A circular containing details of the contents of the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008, which received Royal Assent on 21 July 2008.
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