UK Act of Parliament
2009
United Kingdom
Coroners and Justice Act 2009
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Schedules
Browse 333 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
An investigation that is suspended under paragraph 5 may be...
(1) Where an investigation is resumed under this Schedule, the...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (6), a senior coroner must suspend...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a senior coroner must suspend...
(1) This paragraph applies where an investigation is suspended under...
A senior coroner may suspend an investigation under this Part...
(1) Where an investigation is suspended under this Schedule, the...
An investigation that is suspended under paragraph 1 must be...
(1) An investigation that is suspended under paragraph 2 may...
(1) Where an investigation is suspended under paragraph 3—
Obligatory discontinuance of existing investigations and inquests
New investigations and inquests
Interpretation
(1) England and Wales is to be divided into areas...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may make orders altering coroner areas....
(1) This paragraph sets out for the purposes of this...
(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a senior coroner is...
(1) The relevant authority for each coroner area must appoint...
A senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner must vacate...
(1) The senior coroner or an area coroner or assistant...
The senior coroner or an area coroner or assistant coroner...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may, with the agreement of the...
Chapter 3 of Part 4 of the Constitutional Reform Act...
(1) The senior coroner for an area is entitled to...
(1) An assistant coroner for an area is entitled to...
A relevant authority for a coroner area must make provision...
Except as permitted by or under this or any other...
Subject to the preceding provisions of this Part, the senior...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may by order require the appointment,...
To be eligible for appointment as a senior coroner, area...
(1) A person who is a councillor for a local...
(1) This paragraph applies where a vacancy occurs—
(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a vacancy occurs in...
(1) This paragraph applies where a vacancy occurs in the...
(1) An area coroner or assistant coroner for an area...
The offices of senior coroner, area coroner and assistant coroner...
The Lord Chancellor may appoint a person as the Coroner...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may pay to an Assistant Coroner...
(1) An Assistant Coroner for Treasure may perform any functions...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may appoint staff to assist the...
To be eligible for appointment as the Coroner for Treasure,...
The Coroner for Treasure must vacate office on reaching the...
The Coroner for Treasure may resign office by giving notice...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may, with the agreement of the...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may pay to the Coroner for...
The Chief Coroner may designate one or more assistant coroners...
A person who is designated under paragraph 7 to act...
A person's designation under that paragraph ceases to have effect—...
(1) A senior coroner may by notice require a person...
(1) A person may not be required to give, produce...
(1) A senior coroner conducting an investigation under this Part,...
(1) The person by whom an authorisation under paragraph 3(1)...
(1) A power under paragraph 3(4) is not exercisable unless...
(1) A senior coroner may order the exhumation of a...
(1) Where— (a) a senior coroner has been conducting an...
(1) It is an offence for a person to serve...
In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of...
Nothing in paragraph 5A, 5B or 5C affects what constitutes...
(1) It is an offence for a person—
(1) It is an offence for a person who is...
(1) It is an offence for a person to make...
(1) A senior coroner, or (as the case may be)...
(1) It is an offence for a member of a...
(1) It is an offence for a member of a...
(1) It is an offence for a member of a...
Offence
Initial exceptions
Further exceptions
Exceptions for soliciting disclosures or obtaining information
A senior coroner, or (as the case may be) the...
(1) It is an offence for a person to do...
(1) It is an offence for a person, in giving...
(1) The powers of a senior coroner or the Coroner...
A person who serves as a juror at an inquest...
For the purposes of paragraph 1, a person who attends...
(1) The power to make regulations under this Schedule is...
But a person is entitled to receive payments by way...
Regulations may prescribe the rates of any allowances payable under...
The amount due to a person under paragraph 1 is...
(1) Regulations may prescribe the allowances that may be paid...
Regulations may prescribe the fees and allowances that may be...
(1) A relevant authority for a coroner area may issue...
Regulations may prescribe the fees payable to coroners for supplying...
(1) Regulations may make provision for or in connection with...
(1) The Lord Chief Justice may appoint a person as...
(1) The Lord Chief Justice may secure the appointment as...
(1) The Chief Coroner, or a Deputy Chief Coroner appointed...
(1) The Lord Chief Justice may, after consulting the Lord...
The Lord Chancellor may pay to the Chief Coroner—
The Lord Chancellor may pay to a Deputy Chief Coroner—...
A reference in paragraph 5 or 6 to paying expenses...
(1) A Deputy Chief Coroner may perform any functions of...
(1) The Lord Chancellor must appoint staff to assist the...
The Lord Chancellor may appoint a person as Medical Adviser...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may appoint however many Deputy Medical...
A person may be appointed as the Medical Adviser or...
Before appointing a person as the Medical Adviser or as...
The appointment of a person as the Medical Adviser or...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may pay to the Medical Adviser—...
(1) The Chief Coroner may conduct an investigation into a...
(1) The Chief Coroner may direct the Coroner for Treasure...
(1) If requested to do so by the Chief Coroner,...
(1) Where— (a) by virtue of this Schedule an investigation...
A reference in this Schedule to conducting an investigation, in...
In the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 15), for...
Omit sections 19 (service of summonses) and 20 (provisions as...
(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established...
(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established...
(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established...
(1) A service provider is not capable of being guilty...
(1) This paragraph applies where an information society service consists...
(1) A service provider is not capable of being guilty...
(1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule....
(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established...
(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established...
(1) A service provider is not capable of being guilty...
(1) This paragraph applies where an information society service consists...
(1) A service provider is not capable of being guilty...
(1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule....
The following is the Schedule to be inserted as Schedule...
The Council is to consist of— (a) 8 members appointed...
In this Schedule “lay justice” means a justice of the...
The Lord Chief Justice must, with the agreement of the...
(1) A person is eligible for appointment as a judicial...
(1) A person is eligible for appointment as a non-judicial...
(1) The Lord Chief Justice is to have the title...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may appoint a person to attend...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may by order make provision—
The validity of anything done by the Council is not...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may pay— (a) to any judicial...
After Article 8 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order...
(1) The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as...
After section 248C of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995...
After Article 40 of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland)...
(1) After section 147 of the Powers of Criminal Courts...
After Article 91 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order...
(1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) is amended...
(1) Chapter 3 of Part 5 of the Powers of...
In section 263 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c....
(1) Section 17 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing)...
(1) Section 73 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act...
(1) Section 74 of that Act (conviction as evidence of...
In section 75 of that Act (provisions supplementary to section...
(1) Article 71 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern...
(1) Article 72 of that Order (conviction as evidence of...
In Article 73 of that Order (provisions supplementary to Article...
(1) The Criminal Justice (Evidence) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I....
(1) Section 25 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order...
(1) Section 19 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c....
(1) Paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and...
(1) Section 143 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (determining...
(1) Section 238 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c....
(1) Section 151 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c....
(1) Section 270B of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c....
Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c....
In section 352 (search and seizure warrants)—
In section 353 (requirements where production order not available)—
In section 356 (further provision: civil recovery), in subsection (1)...
In section 357 (disclosure orders)— (a) after subsection (3)(b) add...
In section 358(2) (requirements for making of disclosure order) after...
In section 362(5) (supplementary) after “investigation” add “ or an...
In section 363(2) (customer information orders), in paragraph (a) after...
In section 370(2) (account monitoring orders), in paragraph (a) after...
After section 378(6) (officers) insert— (6A) In relation to an...
In section 341 (investigations), after subsection (4) add—
In section 342 (offences of prejudicing investigation)—
In section 343(3) (judges) after “civil recovery investigation” insert “...
In section 344(b) (courts) after “civil recovery investigation” insert “...
In section 345(2) (production orders), in paragraph (a) after “confiscation...
In section 346 (requirements for making of production order)—
In section 350(5) (government departments), in paragraph (b) after “civil...
In section 351(8) (supplementary) after “civil recovery investigation” insert “...
In section 16 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (meaning...
(1) Section 43 of that Act (information notices) is amended...
(1) Section 44 of that Act (special information notices) is...
(1) Paragraph 11 of Schedule 7 to that Act (miscellaneous...
In section 55A of that Act (power of Commissioner to...
(1) Schedule 9 to that Act (powers of entry and...
In section 18 of that Act (notification by data controllers),...
In section 19 of that Act (register of notifications), after...
In section 20 of that Act (duty to notify changes),...
(1) Section 48 of that Act (rights of appeal) is...
In section 67 of that Act (general provision about orders...
In section 70(1) of that Act (supplementary definitions) for the...
(1) Section 43 of that Act (information notices) is amended...
(1) Section 44 of that Act (special information notices) is...
In section 10 of the Cremation Act 1902 (saving for...
(1) Section 18 (notice preliminary to information of death) is...
(1) In section 19 (registrar's power to require information concerning...
In section 20 (registration of death free of charge) omit...
Omit section 21 (registration of death after twelve months).
For section 22 substitute— Registration of cause of death on...
(1) Section 23 (furnishing of information by coroner) is amended...
(1) Section 23A (giving of information concerning a death to...
In section 24 (certificates as to registration of death), in...
(1) Section 29 (correction of error in registers) is amended...
After section 33 insert— Short certificate of death (1) Any person shall— (a) on furnishing the prescribed particulars,...
The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1926 is amended as...
In section 34 (entry in register as evidence of birth...
(1) In section 41 (interpretation) insert the following definitions at...
In Schedule 2 to the Courts Act 1971 (certain office-holders...
In Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (official...
In section 19 of the Juries Act 1974 (payment for...
(1) In section 34 of the Health and Safety at...
In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of...
In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...
In Schedule 6A to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (fines...
(1) Section 3 of the Access to Health Records Act...
In section 4 (prohibition of removal of body out of...
In Schedule 11 to the Courts and Legal Services Act...
In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Judicial Pensions...
The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is amended as follows.
In section 108 (returns of births and deaths in ships...
In section 271 (inquiries into deaths of crew members and...
(1) Section 273 (transmission of particulars of certain deaths on...
(1) The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows....
The Treasure Act 1996 is amended as follows.
For section 7 (jurisdiction of coroners) substitute— Jurisdiction of coroners...
(1) Section 8 (duty of finder to notify coroner) is...
In section 5 (burial of still-born children), for the words...
After section 8A (inserted by section 30 of this Act)...
For section 9 substitute— Procedure for investigations: England and Wales...
Omit section 13.
In section 4 of the Northern Ireland (Location of Victims'...
In section 32 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000...
In section 35 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001...
In Schedule 3A to the Courts Act 2003 (further provision...
The Human Tissue Act 2004 is amended as follows.
In section 1 (authorisation of activities for scheduled purposes), in...
(1) Section 5 (prohibition of activities without consent etc) is...
(1) Section 7 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 (provisions...
In section 43 (preservation for transplantation), after subsection (5) insert—...
In Schedule 14 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (the...
In Schedule 21 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (determination...
In Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act...
In the Visiting Forces Act 1952— (a) in section 7(6)...
In Schedule 1 to the Suicide Act 1961—
In section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland)...
In Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act...
After section 1(4)(b) of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (exclusions...
After Article 3(4)(b) of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern...
The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 is amended as...
(1) Section 2 of the Law Reform (Year and a...
(1) The Serious Crime Act 2007 is amended as follows....
(1) Schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (sexual...
In Schedule 34A to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (child...
In Schedule 2 to the Armed Forces Act 2006 (offences),...
(1) In section 1 of the Criminal Libel Act 1819...
In section 7 of the Libel Act 1843 (evidence to...
In section 4 of the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act...
In section 8 of the Law of Libel Amendment Act...
In section 31 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (powers...
In section 2 (information concerning birth to be given to...
In section 36 of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968...
In section 45 of the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act...
In section 1I(3) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998...
In section 27(5) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence...
In the Bail Act 1976— (a) in section 4 (general...
In section 117 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (warrant...
In section 81 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (granting...
In section 38 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act...
In section 52 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998...
In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments...
(1) Section 16 (information concerning death in a house) is...
In section 19 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (decision...
In Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998...
In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.
In section 174 (duty to give reasons for, and explain...
In section 269 (determination of minimum term in relation to...
In section 277 (interpretation of Chapter 7), for the definition...
In section 330 (orders and rules), in subsection (1), after...
In Schedule 38 (transitory, transitional and saving provisions), omit paragraphs...
In section 259 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (sentencing...
(1) Section 17 (information concerning other deaths) is amended as...
(1) The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as...
In section 248C of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995...
(1) The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 is...
. . . . . . . . . ....
(1) Section 160 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing)...
(1) Section 229 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (the...
Section 8(6) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (penalties for...
In Schedule 23 to the Legal Services Act 2007 (repeals),...
(1) The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 is amended...
(1) Where an order is made under section 182(4) bringing...
(1) In this paragraph— “old offence” means an offence under...
(1) In this paragraph— “old offence” means an offence under...
(1) In section 66(3)(a) in its application in relation to...
In the definition of “the relevant period” in section 71(4),...
In section 76(12)(a) the reference to the general limit in...
(1) Notwithstanding subsection (4)(a) of section 84, references in that...
(1) The repeal of sections 1 to 9 of the...
(1) Where an appeal court's consideration of a relevant appeal...
(1) Section 92 of this Act has effect with the...
(1) Section 92 has effect with the modifications made by...
An order under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 (alteration of...
(1) For the purposes of this Part, the “relevant authority”...
(1) Notwithstanding section 97, references in Chapter 2 of Part...
Notwithstanding section 97, references in Chapter 2 of Part 3...
If paragraph 70 of Schedule 21 to this Act comes...
(1) The amendments made by sections 98 to 103 apply...
The references in paragraphs 30 and 31 of Schedule 1A...
Section 112 does not have effect in relation to trials...
(1) For the purposes of any proceedings before a court...
(1) Nothing in section 125 or 126 has effect in...
(1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 177, an...
(1) No provision of Schedule 16 applies in relation to,...
(1) Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply on the coming into...
(1) During the transitory period, the Road Traffic Offenders Act...
In section 34A (reduced disqualification period for attendance on courses)—...
In section 34B (certificates of completion of courses)—
In section 47(2) (supplementary provisions as to disqualification and endorsement)...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where an order (“ the amending...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where an order (“ the amending...
Until the coming into force of Part 2 of the...
(1) The amendments made by section 138 have effect in...
(1) The amendments made by section 139 have effect in...
The amendments made by sections 140 and 141 (appeals against...
In the case of the first appointment to the office...
No provision of paragraph 1, 2 or 13 to 18...
(1) No provision of paragraph 6, 8, 10 or 12...
(1) No provision of paragraph 7, 9 or 11 of...
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(1) No provision of section 146 has effect in relation...
Until both sections 22(1) and 27(1) of the Justice (Northern...
Until paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the Courts Act...
Nothing in paragraph 95 of Schedule 21 has effect in...
A person who— (a) was appointed as a coroner under...
In this Part— “the 1988 Act” means the Coroners Act...
(1) No provision of Chapter 1 of Part 2 affects...
The reference to “aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring suicide” in...
Until such time as the following provisions of the Coroners...
Special measures directions for child witnesses
Amended 1 timeSpecial provisions relating to sexual offences
Amended 1 timeEvidence by live link: presence of supporter
Amended 1 timeVideo recorded evidence in chief: supplementary testimony
Amended 1 timeAge of child complainant
Amended 1 timeDirections to attend through live link
Amended 10 timesAnswering to live link bail
Amended 3 timesSearches of persons answering to live link bail
Amended 3 timesUse of live link in certain enforcement hearings
Amended 1 timeDirection of registrar for appeal hearing by live link
Amended 1 timeEffect of admission of video recording
Amended 1 timeAdmissibility of evidence of previous complaints
Amended 1 timePowers in respect of offenders who assist investigations and prosecutions
Amended 1 timeBail: risk of committing an offence causing injury
Amended 1 timeBail decisions in murder cases to be made by Crown Court judge
Amended 1 timeSentencing Council for England and Wales
Amended 3 timesBusiness plan
Amended 3 timesAnnual report
Amended 1 timeSentencing guidelines
Amended 8 timesSentencing ranges
Amended 3 timesAllocation guidelines
Amended 7 timesPreparation or revision of guidelines in urgent cases
Amended 1 timeProposals by Lord Chancellor or Court of Appeal
Amended 1 timeSentencing guidelines: duty of court
Amended 12 timesDetermination of tariffs etc
Amended 17 timesResource implications of guidelines
Amended 1 timeMonitoring
Amended 1 timePromoting awareness
Amended 1 timeResources: effect of sentencing practice
Amended 1 timeResources: effect of factors not related to sentencing
Amended 5 timesDuty to assess impact of policy and legislative proposals
Amended 1 timeAssistance by the Lord Chancellor
Amended 1 timeEntrenchment of Lord Chancellor's functions
Amended 1 timeAbolition of existing sentencing bodies
Amended 1 timeInterpretation of this Chapter
Amended 2 timesExtension of driving disqualification
Amended 1 timeDangerous offenders: terrorism offences (England and Wales)
Amended 1 timeDangerous offenders: terrorism offences (Northern Ireland)
Amended 1 timeAppeals against certain confiscation orders (England and Wales)
Amended 1 timeAppeals against certain confiscation orders (Northern Ireland)
Amended 1 timeCommissioner for Victims and Witnesses
Amended 2 timesTreatment of convictions in other member States etc
Amended 3 timesTransfer to Parole Board of functions under the Criminal Justice Act 1991
Amended 2 timesRetention of knives surrendered or seized (England and Wales)
Amended 1 timeRetention of knives surrendered or seized (Northern Ireland)
Amended 1 timeSecurity in tribunal buildings
Amended 1 timeCommunity Legal Service: pilot schemes
Amended 1 timeExcluded services: help in connection with business matters
Amended 1 timeStatutory instruments relating to the Legal Services Commission
Amended 1 timeExploitation proceeds orders
Amended 1 timeQualifying offenders
Amended 6 timesQualifying offenders: service offences
Amended 1 timeQualifying offenders: supplementary
Amended 4 timesRelevant offences
Amended 1 timeDeriving a benefit
Amended 1 timeApplications
Amended 2 timesDetermination of applications
Amended 1 timeLimits on recoverable amount
Amended 1 timeThe available amount
Amended 3 timesProperty
Amended 2 timesEffect of conviction being quashed etc
Amended 3 timesPowers of court on repeat applications
Amended 1 timeAdditional proceeds reporting orders
Amended 1 timeExploitation proceeds investigations
Amended 1 timeFunctions of Serious Organised Crime Agency
Amended 3 timesLimitation
Amended 1 timeInterpretation of this Part
Amended 1 timeAssessment notices
Amended 2 timesData-sharing code of practice
Amended 1 timeFurther amendments of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
Amended 2 timesOrders, regulations and rules
Amended 1 timeConsequential etc amendments and transitional and saving provisions
Amended 14 timesRepeals
Amended 13 timesEffect of amendments to provisions applied for purposes of service law
Amended 1 timeCommencement
Amended 2 timesBrowse 115 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Duty to investigate certain deaths
Request for other coroner to conduct investigation
Direction for other coroner to conduct investigation
Discontinuance where cause of death becomes clear before inquest
Matters to be ascertained
Duty to hold inquest
Whether jury required
Assembling a jury
Determinations and findings by jury
Surrender of electronic communications devices by jurors
Surrender of electronic communications devices: powers of search etc
Inquests without jury to be conducted at hearing or in writing
Determinations and findings to be made
Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations
Investigations and inquests into Troubles-related deaths
Investigation in Scotland
Investigation in England and Wales despite body being brought to Scotland
Post-mortem examinations
Power to remove body
Investigations lasting more than a year
Monitoring of and training for investigations into deaths of service personnel
Notification by medical practitioner to senior coroner
Medical examiners: England
Medical examiners: Wales
Medical examiners : supplementary
Medical certificate of cause of death
National Medical Examiner
Coroner areas
Appointment etc of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners
Provision of staff and accommodation
Coroner for Treasure and Assistant Coroners for Treasure
Investigations concerning treasure
Inquests concerning treasure
Outcome of investigations concerning treasure
Exception to duty to investigate
Duty to notify Coroner for Treasure etc of acquisition of certain objects
Code of practice under the Treasure Act 1996
Powers of coroners
Offences
Allowances, fees and expenses
Chief Coroner and Deputy Chief Coroners
Reports and advice to the Lord Chancellor from the Chief Coroner
Regulations about training
Medical Adviser and Deputy Medical Advisers to the Chief Coroner
Inspection of coroner system
Appeals to the Chief Coroner
Investigation by Chief Coroner or Coroner for Treasure or by judge, former judge or former coroner
Guidance by the Lord Chancellor
Coroners regulations
Treasure regulations
Coroners rules
Abolition of the office of coroner of the Queen's household
“Interested person”
Interpretation: general
Amendments to the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959
Amendments to the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976
Public funding for advocacy at certain inquests
Persons suffering from diminished responsibility (England and Wales)
Persons suffering from diminished responsibility (Northern Ireland)
Partial defence to murder: loss of control
Meaning of “qualifying trigger”
Abolition of common law defence of provocation
Infanticide (England and Wales)
Infanticide (Northern Ireland)
Encouraging or assisting suicide (England and Wales)
Encouraging or assisting suicide (Northern Ireland)
Encouraging or assisting suicide: information society services
Possession of prohibited images of children
Exclusion of classified film etc
Defences
Meaning of “image” and “child”
Penalties
Entry, search, seizure and forfeiture
Special rules relating to providers of information society services
Indecent pseudo-photographs of children: marriage etc
Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour
Conspiracy
Abolition of common law libel offences etc
Qualifying offences
Qualifying criminal investigations
Investigation anonymity orders
Applications
Conditions for making order
Appeal against refusal of order
Discharge of order
Delegation of functions
Public interest immunity
Review
Application to armed forces
Interpretation of this Chapter
Witness anonymity orders
Applications
Conditions for making order
Relevant considerations
Warning to jury
Discharge or variation of order
Discharge or variation after proceedings
Discharge or variation by appeal court
Special provisions for service courts
Public interest immunity
Power to make orders under the 2008 Act
Interpretation of this Chapter
Eligibility for special measures: age of child witnesses
Eligibility for special measures: offences involving weapons
Examination of accused through intermediary
Indictment of offenders
Detention of persons under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000
Implementation of E-Commerce and Services directives: penalties
Criminal Defence Service: information requests
Criminal Defence Service: enforcement of order to pay cost of representation
Damages-based agreements relating to employment matters
Financial provision
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