Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001

Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision for combatting crime and disorder; to make provision about the disclosure of information relating to criminal matters and about powers of search and seizure; to amend the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 and the Terrorism Act 2000; to make provision about the police, the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the National Crime Squad; to make provision about the powers of the courts in relation to criminal matters; and for connected purposes.
Citation2001 c. 16
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent11 May 2001
Commencementvarious[c]
Other legislation
Amends
Amended by
Relates to
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which gave extra powers to the police, with the aim to tackle crime and disorder more effectively.[1]

Provisions

Key provisions include the introduction of on-the-spot penalties for disorderly behaviour, restrictions on alcohol consumption in public places and the creation of a new criminal offence for protesting outside someone's house in an intimidating manner.[2]

The act enabled local authorities to designate certain areas as having restrictions on drinking alcohol, with the ability to issue fines if people do not stop drinking when asked.[3]

The act enabled police to arrest individuals who were keen crawling.[4] The act criminalised the distribution of prostitution advertising.[5]

The act reintroduced the ranks of deputy chief constable, deputy assistant commissioner and chief superintendent, which had been abolished by the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 138(1).
  2. ↑ Section 138(5)–(12).
  3. ↑ Section 135(2)–(4).

References

  1. ↑ "Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001". The Guardian. 19 January 2009.
  2. ↑ Guardian Staff (19 January 2009). "A-Z of legislation: Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Street drinking ban in Birmingham". BBC News. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Police get new arrest powers". BBC News. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Sex card laws tightened". BBC News. 1 September 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Baber, Mary (25 January 2001). "The Criminal Justice and Police Act" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 22 July 2026.


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