Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the powers of courts to deal with offenders and defaulters and to the treatment of such persons, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. |
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| Citation | 2000 c. 6 |
| Introduced by | Jack Straw (Commons) |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 May 2000 |
| Commencement | 25 August 2000[c] |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6) is an act of the Parliament of the united Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to sentencing treatment of offenders and defaulters.
Provisions
The act brings together parts of several other acts dealing with the sentencing treatment of offenders and defaulters.[1] It was drafted by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.[2]
With amendments, it consolidated sentencing legislation previously spread across twelve separate Acts.[3] Much of the Act has been repealed by the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which introduced significant changes to sentencing from 2005,[4] Most of the rest was replaced by the Sentencing Act 2020.
The act reduced the conditions before custodial orders can be imposed on children.[5] The act allowed a Crown Court to sentence young people found guilty of certain offences.[6] The act allows judges to resentence individuals if fresh information becomes apparent.[7]
Notes
References
- ^ UK Parliament (2000). "6". Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000. The Stationery Office Limited. ISBN 0-10-540600-7.
- ^ The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, Powers of the Criminal Courts Sentencing Bill: Report on the Consolidation of Legislation Relating to Sentencing, Scot Law Com 175, Law Com 264, BAILII
- ^ "About Us". The Law Commission. Archived from the original on 11 July 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2006.
- ^ UK Parliament (2003). "44, Schedule 37 — Repeals". Criminal Justice Act 2003. The Stationery Office Limited. ISBN 0-10-544403-0.
- ^ Bateman, Tim (1 December 2001). "A Note on the Relationship between the Detention and Training Order and Section 91 of the Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000: A Recipe for Injustice". Youth Justice. 1 (3): 36–41. doi:10.1177/147322540100100305. ISSN 1473-2254.
- ^ "Q&A: Youth justice system". BBC News. 26 January 2007.
- ^ Jackson, Liz (4 January 2024). "Edward Little: Sentence increased for Hyde Park gun attack plotter". BBC News. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
External links
- Text of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.