Guidance

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021: draft guidance

Draft guidance for measures contained in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 20 October 2021
• Last updated: 30 March 2023
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  1. 30 March 2023

     Linked to the new statutory guidance on offensive weapons homicide reviews.

  2. 14 December 2021

     Added draft statutory guidance on Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews.

  3. 13 December 2021

     Added HTML accessible versions of 'Serious Violence Reduction Orders: draft statutory guidance', 'Extraction of information from electronic devices: draft code of practice', 'Statutory Guidance for Police on Unauthorised Encampments: draft guidance', and 'Serious Violence Duty: draft guidance for responsible authorities'.

  4. 27 October 2021

     Added 'Serious Violence Duty: draft guidance for responsible authorities' to this page. Moved from its previous standalone page published in May 2021.

  5. 20 October 2021

     First published.

Documents

Extraction of information from electronic devices: draft code of practice (accessible version)

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Extraction of information from electronic devices: draft code of practice

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Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews: draft statutory guidance (accessible version)

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Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews: draft statutory guidance

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Serious Violence Reduction Orders: draft statutory guidance (accessible version)

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Serious Violence Reduction Orders: draft statutory guidance

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Serious Violence Duty: draft guidance for responsible authorities (accessible version)

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Serious Violence Duty: draft guidance for responsible authorities

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Statutory Guidance for Police on Unauthorised Encampments: draft guidance (accessible version)

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Statutory Guidance for Police on Unauthorised Encampments: draft guidance

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Details

These documents explain the details of the draft guidance for measures within the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021.

Read the statutory guidance on offensive weapons homicide reviews.