Crime and Courts Bill [HL] (HL Bill 4)

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Home Office and the Ministry of
Justice, are published separately as HL Bill 4—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Lord Henley has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human
Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Crime and Courts Bill [HL] are compatible with the
Convention rights.

Contents

  1. Part 1

    The National Crime Agency

    1. The NCA and its officers

      1. 1. The National Crime Agency

      2. 2. Modification of NCA functions

      3. 3. Strategic priorities

      4. 4. Operations

    2. Other functions etc.

      1. 5. Relationships between NCA and other agencies: tasking etc

      2. 6. Duty to publish information

      3. 7. Information gateways

      4. 8. Other functions etc

      5. 9. Director General: customs powers of Commissioners & operational powers

      6. 10. Operational powers of other NCA officers

    3. General

      1. 11. Inspections and complaints

      2. 12. Information: restrictions on disclosure etc

      3. 13. NCA officers with operational powers: labour relations

      4. 14. NCA officers with operational powers: pay and allowances

      5. 15. Abolition of SOCA and NPIA

      6. 16. Interpretation of Part 1

  2. Part 2

    Courts and Justice

    1. Administration of justice

      1. 17. Civil and family proceedings in England and Wales

      2. 18. Judicial appointments

      3. 19. Deployment of the judiciary

      4. 20. Payment of fines and other sums

      5. 21. Disclosure of information for calculating fees of courts, tribunals etc

      6. 22. Enabling the making, and use, of films and other recordings of proceedings

    2. Community and other non-custodial sentencing

      1. 23. Community and other non-custodial sentencing of adults

  3. Part 3

    Miscellaneous and general

    1. Border control

      1. 24. Appeals against refusal of entry clearance to visit the UK

      2. 25. Restriction on right of appeal from within the United Kingdom

      3. 26. Powers of immigration officers

    2. Drugs and driving

      1. 27. Drugs and driving

    3. General

      1. 28. Orders and regulations

      2. 29. Consequential amendments

      3. 30. Transitional, transitory or saving provision

      4. 31. Short title, commencement and extent

    1. Schedule 1

      The NCA & NCA officers

      1. Part 1

        The NCA

      2. Part 2

        NCA officers

    2. Schedule 2

      The framework document & annual report

      1. Part 1

        The framework document

      2. Part 2

        The annual report

    3. Schedule 3

      Relationships between NCA and other agencies

      1. Part 1

        Co-operation

      2. Part 2

        Exchange of information

      3. Part 3

        Assistance within the UK

      4. Part 4

        Use of police facilities etc by NCA

      5. Part 5

        Payment for tasks, assistance or facilities

      6. Part 6

        General

    4. Schedule 4

      NCA: general

    5. Schedule 5

      Police, customs and immigration powers

      1. Part 1

        Director General: Commissioners’ powers exercisable under
        section 9(1)

      2. Part 2

        Director General: designation under section 9

      3. Part 3

        Further provision about designations under section 9 or 10

      4. Part 4

        Designations: powers and privileges of constables

      5. Part 5

        Designations: powers of officers of Revenue and Customs

      6. Part 6

        Designations: powers of immigration officers

      7. Part 7

        Offences relating to designations

      8. Part 8

        General

    6. Schedule 6

      Inspections and complaints

      1. Part 1

        Inspections

      2. Part 2

        Complaints: other amendments

    7. Schedule 7

      Information: restrictions on disclosure

      1. Part 1

        Statutory restrictions

      2. Part 2

        Restrictions on disclosures of particular types of information

      3. Part 3

        Restrictions on disclosures of information relating to PCA 2002

      4. Part 4

        Restrictions on further disclosures of information

      5. Part 5

        Offences relating to wrongful disclosure of information

      6. Part 6

        General

    8. Schedule 8

      Abolition of SOCA and NPIA

      1. Part 1

        Transitional, transitory and saving provision

      2. Part 2

        Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

    9. Schedule 9

      Single county court in England and Wales

      1. Part 1

        Amendments of the County Courts Act 1984

      2. Part 2

        Other amendments

      3. Part 3

        Consequential repeals

    10. Schedule 10

      The family court

      1. Part 1

        Establishment of the family court

      2. Part 2

        The family court: further amendments

      3. Part 3

        Repeals and revocations in consequence of Parts 1 and 2 of this
        Schedule

    11. Schedule 11

      Transfer of jurisdiction to family court

      1. Part 1

        Amendments of enactments

      2. Part 2

        Repeals and revocations in consequence of Part 1 of this
        Schedule

    12. Schedule 12

      Judicial appointments

      1. Part 1

        Judges of the Supreme Court: number and selection

      2. Part 2

        Diversity

      3. Part 3

        Judicial Appointments Commission

      4. Part 4

        Judicial appointments: selection, and transfer of powers of
        Lord Chancellor

      5. Part 5

        Abolition of office of assistant Recorder

    13. Schedule 13

      Deployment of the judiciary

      1. Part 1

        Deployment under section 9 of the Senior Courts Act 1981

      2. Part 2

        Deployment of judges to the Crown Court

      3. Part 3

        Deployment of judges to the magistrates’ courts

      4. Part 4

        Deployment of judges to the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper
        Tribunal

      5. Part 5

        Deployment of judges to the Employment Appeal Tribunal

      6. Part 6

        Deployment of judges to the employment tribunals

    14. Schedule 14

      Powers of immigration officers: further provision

      1. Part 1

        General

      2. Part 2

        Modification of applied enactments

      3. Part 3

        Scotland

    15. Schedule 15

      Drugs and driving: minor and consequential amendments

    16. Schedule 16

      Super-affirmative procedure