| Guvnor

Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 4 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.038 Appointment of more than one advocate in respect of same major incident Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must appoint a lead advocate when multiple advocates appointedCrown / Minister / Government department

s.039 Functions of advocates appointed in respect of major incidents Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Advocate must support victims of major incidentsCrown / Minister / Government department

s.041 Reports to the Secretary of State Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Standing advocate must report annually to the Secretary of StateCrown / Minister / Government department

s.044 Guidance for advocates Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Major incident advocates must follow Secretary of State guidanceCrown / Minister / Government department

78 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Meaning of “victim”

s.002 The victims’ code

s.003 Preparing and issuing the victims’ code

s.004 Revising the victims’ code

s.005 Code compliance

s.006 Code awareness and reviewing compliance: criminal justice bodies

s.007 Arrangements for collection of victims’ feedback

s.008 Reviewing code compliance: elected local policing bodies

s.009 Code awareness and reviewing compliance: British Transport Police

s.010 Code awareness and reviewing compliance: Ministry of Defence Police

s.011 Reviewing code compliance: Secretary of State and Attorney General

s.012 Guidance on code awareness and reviewing compliance

s.013 Duty to collaborate in exercise of victim support functions

s.014 Strategy for collaboration in exercise of victim support functions

s.015 Guidance on collaboration in exercise of victim support functions

s.016 Guidance about specified victim support roles

s.017 Disclosures by victims that cannot be precluded by agreement

s.018 Restricting parental responsibility where one parent kills the other

s.019 Domestic abuse related death reviews

s.020 Child victims of domestic abuse

s.021 Victim impact statements to mental health tribunals (restricted patients)

s.022 Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses

s.023 His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons

s.024 His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary

s.025 His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service

s.026 His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales

s.027 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration

s.028 Information relating to victims

s.029 Information relating to victims: service police etc

s.030 Review of provisions relating to counselling information requests

s.031 Right to erasure of personal data in the UK

s.032 Data protection

s.033 Consequential provision

s.034 Meaning of “major incident” etc

s.035 Appointment of standing advocate

s.036 Appointment of advocates in respect of major incidents

s.037 Terms of appointment

s.040 Role of advocates under Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009

s.042 Publication of reports

s.043 Information sharing and data protection

s.045 Consequential amendments

s.046 Review of duty of candour in relation to major incidents

s.047 Review of operation of Part 2

s.048 Infected Blood Compensation Authority

s.049 Infected blood compensation scheme

s.050 Payments

s.051 Applications and procedure

s.052 Reviews and appeals

s.053 Information: infected blood compensation scheme

s.054 Duty to co-operate with the IBCA

s.055 Provision of support and assistance

s.056 Payments to personal representatives of qualifying infected persons

s.057 Information: payments to personal representatives

s.058 Public protection decisions: life prisoners

s.059 Public protection decisions: fixed-term prisoners

s.060 Amendment of power to change test for release on licence of certain prisoners

s.061 Referral of release decisions: life prisoners

s.062 Referral of release decisions: fixed-term prisoners

s.063 Licence conditions of life prisoners released following referral

s.064 Licence conditions of fixed-term prisoners released following referral

s.065 Assessing etc risks posed by controlling or coercive offenders

s.066 Imprisonment or detention for public protection

s.067 Imprisonment or detention for public protection: annual report

s.068 Extension of home detention curfew

s.069 Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998: life prisoners

s.070 Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998: fixed-term prisoners

s.071 Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998: power to change release test

s.072 Application of certain Convention rights in prisoner release cases

s.073 Parole Board rules

s.074 Parole Board membership

s.075 Whole life prisoners prohibited from forming a marriage

s.076 Whole life prisoners prohibited from forming a civil partnership

s.077 Financial provision

s.078 Power to make consequential provision

s.079 Regulations

s.080 Extent

s.081 Commencement

s.082 Short title

Schedules

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28 other schedules

s.sch001 Membership

s.sch001 Procedure

s.sch001 Exercise of functions

s.sch001 Funding

s.sch001 Annual report

s.sch001 Accounts and audit

s.sch001 Meaning of “financial year”

s.sch001 Provision of information

s.sch001 Status

s.sch001 Seal and evidence

s.sch001 Supplementary powers

s.sch001 Appointment of non-executive members

s.sch001 Power to make transfer schemes

s.sch001 Tax treatment of transfer schemes

s.sch001 Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)

s.sch001 Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)

s.sch001 Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

s.sch001 House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

s.sch001 Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)

s.sch001 Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

s.sch001 Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)

s.sch001 Appointment of executive members

s.sch001 Appointments of members: eligibility

s.sch001 Terms of membership

s.sch001 Non-executive members: payments

s.sch001 Staffing

s.sch001 Interim chief executive

s.sch001 Committees and sub-committees

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Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

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Schedules