Policing and Crime Act 2017
- Type of Bill:
- Government Bill
- Sponsors:
- Amber Rudd
Home Office - Baroness Williams of Trafford
Progress of the Bill
Bill started in the House of Commons
- House of Commons
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- House of Lords
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- Royal Assent
Last events
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Royal Assent (Hansard) 31 January, 2017
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31.01.2017
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Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 31 January, 2017
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31.01.2017
Act of Parliament
| House | Act | Date |
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Policing and Crime Act 2017 c.3 | 31.01.2017 |
Latest news on the Policing and Crime Act 2017
Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill it received Royal Assent on 31 January.
The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).
Summary of the Policing and Crime Act 2017
A Bill to make provision for collaboration between the emergency services; to make provision about the handling of police complaints and other matters relating to police conduct and to make further provision about the Independent Police Complaints Commission; to make provision for super-complaints about policing; to make provision for the investigation of concerns about policing raised by whistle-blowers; to make provision about police discipline; to make provision about police inspection; to make provision about the powers of police civilian staff and police volunteers; to remove the powers of the police to appoint traffic wardens; to enable provision to be made to alter police ranks; to make provision about the Police Federation; to make provision in connection with the replacement of the Association of Chief Police Officers with the National Police Chiefs’ Council; to make provision about the system for bail after arrest but before charge; to make provision to enable greater use of modern technology at police stations; to make other amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; to amend the powers of the police under the Mental Health Act 1983; to extend the powers of the police in relation to maritime enforcement; to make provision about deputy police and crime commissioners; to make provision to enable changes to the names of police areas; to make provision about the regulation of firearms; to make provision about the licensing of alcohol; to make provision about the implementation and enforcement of financial sanctions; to amend the Police Act 1996 to make further provision about police collaboration; to make provision about the powers of the National Crime Agency; to make provision for requiring arrested persons to provide details of nationality; to make provision for requiring defendants in criminal proceedings to provide details of nationality and other information; to make provision to combat the sexual exploitation of children; and for connected purposes.Stay up to date
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