The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023

• Citation: S.I. 2023/227
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, interpretation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023.

(2) In these Regulations—

“ the Act ” means the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022;

“ Offensive Weapons Homicide Review ” means a review of a person’s death under section 24 of the Act;

“ pilot partners ” means—

the chief officers of police for the police areas—

of South Wales;

covering the areas of the London borough councils of Barnet, Brent, Harrow, Lambeth and Southwark;

covering the areas of Birmingham city council and Coventry city council;

the local authorities —

covering the police area of South Wales;

that are the London borough councils of Barnet, Brent, Harrow, Lambeth and Southwark;

that are Birmingham city council and Coventry city council;

the integrated care boards covering the areas of—

the London borough councils of—

Barnet;

Brent;

Harrow;

Lambeth;

Southwark;

Birmingham city council;

Coventry city council;

the local health boards covering the police area of South Wales;

“ the pilot period ” means the period of 9 months beginning with 1st April 2023;

“ relevant death ” means the death of a person which occurred, or is likely to have occurred, in the pilot period.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Section 2 Provisions coming into force on 7th March 2023: Non-criminal hate incidents

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 7th March 2023—

(a) section 60 (code of practice relating to non-criminal hate incidents);

(b) section 61 (further provision about a code of practice under section 60).

Section 3 Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2023: Offensive Weapons Homicide Review Pilot

(1) The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st April 2023, in relation to relevant deaths and for the purposes of the pilot partners, for the pilot period—

(a) section 24 (duty to arrange a review) to the extent not already in force;

(b) section 26 (relationship with other review requirements) to the extent not already in force;

(c) section 27 (notification of Secretary of State);

(d) section 28(1) to (6) (conduct of review);

(e) section 29(1) to (4) and (7) (information);

(f) section 32 (guidance) to the extent not already in force.

(2) The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st April 2023 in relation to England and Wales for the pilot period—

(a) section 28(7) and (8);

(b) section 29(5) and (6);

(c) section 30 (information: supplementary);

(d) section 33 (power to pay grant: local health boards).

Section 4 Savings: Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews

(1) The provisions of the Act specified in regulation 3 continue in effect in relation to the death of a person where, before the end of the pilot period—

(a) an Offensive Weapons Homicide Review in respect of the person’s death started and was not discontinued , or

(b) notwithstanding that an Offensive Weapons Homicide Review had not started, a review partner was aware of qualifying circumstances in relation to the person’s death and the circumstances specified in paragraph (2) were not met.

(2) The circumstances are that the review partner—

(a) was also aware that no duty to arrange a review under section 24 of the Act in respect of the person’s death arose because of section 26 of the Act, or

(b) gave notification to the Secretary of State that they were not under a duty to arrange a review under section 24 of the Act in respect of the person’s death and did not give subsequent notification that they were under that duty .