Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
Long title | An Act to make provision about criminal procedure and criminal investigations. |
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Citation | 1996 c. 25 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 4 July 1996 |
Status: Current legislation | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended | |
Text of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 or CPIA
Provisions
Part I: Disclosure
Following a section of introductory text, the act outlines the relevance of its content in the first section to persons charged with a
Part II: Criminal Investigations
The second part of the act defines a criminal investigation as "an investigation conducted by police officers with a view to it being ascertained whether a person should be charged with an offence, or whether a person charged with an offence is guilty of it." It outlines the codes of practice for any investigation set out by the
Part III: Preparatory Hearings
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Part IV: Rulings
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Part V: Committal, Transfer etc.
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Part VII: Miscellaneous and General (chapter 54 to 81)
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Section 54
Section 54 of the act includes the follow administration of justice offences:
- The offence of perverting the course of justice
- The offence under section 51(1) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
- An offence of aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring, suborning or inciting another person to commit an offence under section 1 of the Perjury Act 1911.[4]
Cases
Environmental protesters charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass
In 2009, twenty six environmental protesters were pre-emptively arrested and later charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass. It was claimed that
References
- ^ Abbreviation used in Ministry of Justice, Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (section 23(1)) Code of Practice, published March 2015, accessed 29 October 2022
- ^ a b c "Part I: Disclosure". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Part II: Criminal Investigations". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ section 54(6)
- ^ "Power station activists win appeal over missing police spy's tapes". The Guardian. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.