Course description
2023 saw the introduction of the Public Order Act 2023 as well as various amendments to existing legislation and the introduction of new criminal offences.
This webinar presented by leading trainer Colin Beaumont will run through the key changes in criminal legislations that came into effect in 2023. It will explore guidance from the Court of Appeal in relation to the offence of non-fatal strangulation introduced under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, the very latest Statutory Instruments in relation to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2023, knife Crime Prevention Orders, new and revised motoring guidelines published by the Sentencing Council with effect from 1st July 2023 as a result of amendments made by legislation in the area of road traffic, and much more.
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Introduction
This webinar will run through the key changes in criminal legislations that came into effect in 2023.
2023 saw the introduction of the Public Order Act 2023 as well as various amendments to existing legislation and the introduction of new criminal offences.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- Guidance from the Court of Appeal in relation to the offence of non-fatal strangulation introduced under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021
- Guidance from the Court of Appeal as to how a Crown Court Judge should approach death by dangerous driving as a result of the increase in penalties under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and absent any Guidelines at the time from the Sentencing Council
- The Public Order Act 2023 - Statutory Instruments published so far and the new offences created by the Act
- The very latest Statutory Instruments in relation to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2023 - e.g. the piloting of Serious Violence Reduction Orders - amendments made to the Sentencing Act 2020 and the Statutory Guidance
- The Code of Practice in relation to the new cautioning regime at the police station - Community Cautions and Diversionary Cautions - still awaiting the implementation of the relevant sections
- Knife Crime Prevention Orders - the pilot has finished - where are we now?
- The very latest Commencement Orders under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021
- The very latest Commencement Orders under the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 amending the Sentencing Act 2020
- New and revised motoring guidelines published by the Sentencing Council with effect from 1st July 2023 as a result of amendments made by legislation in the area of road traffic
- The very latest on The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022
- Amendments to the Codes of Practice made under The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Statutory Instrument 2023 No. 20)
- Amendments made to The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Statutory Instrument 2023 No. 767)
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