Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
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Criminal Justice Act 2003
2003 CHAPTER 44
CONTENTS
Content
Part 1
Amendments of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
1. Extension of powers to stop and search
2. Warrants to enter and search
3. Arrestable offences
4. Bail elsewhere than at police station
5. Drug testing for under-eighteens
6. Use of telephones for review of police detention
7. Limits on period of detention without charge
8. Property of detained persons
9. Taking fingerprints without consent
10. Taking non-intimate samples without consent
11. Codes of practice
12. Amendments related to Part 1
Part 2
Bail
13. Grant and conditions of bail
14. Offences committed on bail
15. Absconding by persons released on bail
16. Appeal to Crown Court
17. Appeals to High Court
18. Appeal by prosecution
19. Drug users: restriction on bail
20. Supplementary amendments to the Bail Act 1976
21. Interpretation of Part 2
Part 3
Conditional cautions
22. Conditional cautions
23. The five requirements
24. Failure to comply with conditions
25. Code of practice
26. Assistance of National Probation Service
27. Interpretation of Part 3
Part 4
Charging etc
28. Charging or release of persons in police detention
29. New method of instituting proceedings
30. Further provision about new method
31. Removal of requirement to substantiate information on oath
Part 5
Disclosure
32. Initial duty of disclosure by prosecutor
33. Defence disclosure
34. Notification of intention to call defence witnesses
35. Notification of names of experts instructed by defendant
36. Further provisions about defence disclosure
37. Continuing duty of disclosure by prosecutor
38. Application by defence for disclosure
39. Faults in defence disclosure
40. Code of practice for police interviews of witnesses notified by accused
Part 6
Allocation and sending of offences
41. Allocation of offences triable either way, and sending cases to Crown Court
42. Mode of trial for certain firearms offences: transitory arrangements
Part 7
Trials on indictment without a jury
43. Applications by prosecution for certain fraud cases to be conducted without a jury
44. Application by prosecution for trial to be conducted without jury where danger of jury tampering
45. Procedure for applications under sections 43 and 44
46. Discharge of jury because of jury tampering
47. Appeals
48. Further provision about trials without a jury
49. Rules of court
50. Application of Part 7 to Northern Ireland
Part 8
Live links
51. Live links in criminal proceedings
52. Effect of, and rescission of, direction
53. Magistrates' courts permitted to sit at other locations
54. Warning to jury
55. Rules of court
56. Interpretation of Part 8
Part 9
Prosecution appeals
Introduction
57. Introduction
General right of appeal in respect of rulings
58. General right of appeal in respect of rulings
59. Expedited and non-expedited appeals
60. Continuation of proceedings for offences not affected by ruling
61. Determination of appeal by Court of Appeal
Right of appeal in respect of evidentiary rulings
62. Right of appeal in respect of evidentiary rulings
63. Condition that evidentiary ruling significantly weakens prosecution case
64. Expedited and non-expedited appeals
65. Continuation of proceedings for offences not affected by ruling
66. Determination of appeal by Court of Appeal
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Miscellaneous and supplemental
67. Reversal of rulings
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68. Appeals to the House of Lords
69. Costs
70. Effect on time limits in relation to preliminary stages
71. Restrictions on reporting
72. Offences in connection with reporting
73. Rules of court
74. Interpretation of Part 9
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Part 10
Retrial for serious offences
Cases that may be retried
75. Cases that may be retried
Application for retrial
76. Application to Court of Appeal
77. Determination by Court of Appeal
78. New and compelling evidence
79. Interests of justice
80. Procedure and evidence
81. Appeals
82. Restrictions on publication in the interests of justice
83. Offences in connection with publication restrictions
Retrial
84. Retrial
Investigations
85. Authorisation of investigations
86. Urgent investigative steps
Arrest, custody and bail
87. Arrest and charge
88. Bail and custody before application
89. Bail and custody before hearing
90. Bail and custody during and after hearing
91. Revocation of bail
Part 10: supplementary
92. Functions of the DPP
93. Rules of court
94. Armed Forces: Part 10
95. Interpretation of Part 10
96. Application of Part 10 to Northern Ireland
97. Application of Criminal Appeal Acts to proceedings under Part 10
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Part 11
Evidence
Chapter 1
Evidence of bad character
Introductory
98. "Bad character"
99. Abolition of common law rules
Persons other than defendants
100. Non-defendant's bad character
Defendants
101. Defendant's bad character
102. "Important explanatory evidence"
103. "Matter in issue between the defendant and the prosecution"
104. "Matter in issue between the defendant and a co-defendant"
105. "Evidence to correct a false impression"
106. "Attack on another person's character"
107. Stopping the case where evidence contaminated
108. Offences committed by defendant when a child
General
109. Assumption of truth in assessment of relevance or probative value
110. Court's duty to give reasons for rulings
111. Rules of court
112. Interpretation of Chapter 1
113. Armed forces
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Chapter 2
Hearsay evidence
Hearsay: main provisions
114. Admissibility of hearsay evidence
115. Statements and matters stated
Principal categories of admissibility
116. Cases where a witness is unavailable
117. Business and other documents
118. Preservation of certain common law categories of admissibility
119. Inconsistent statements
120. Other previous statements of witnesses
Supplementary
121. Additional requirement for admissibility of multiple hearsay
122. Documents produced as exhibits
123. Capability to make statement
124. Credibility
125. Stopping the case where evidence is unconvincing
126. Court's general discretion to exclude evidence
Miscellaneous
127. Expert evidence: preparatory work
128. Confessions
129. Representations other than by a person
130. Depositions
131. Evidence at retrial
General
132. Rules of court
133. Proof of statements in documents
134. Interpretation of Chapter 2
135. Armed forces
136. Repeals etc
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Chapter 3
Miscellaneous and supplemental
137. Evidence by video recording
138. Video evidence: further provisions
139. Use of documents to refresh memory
140. Interpretation of Chapter 3
141. Saving
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Part 12
Sentencing
Chapter 1
General provisions about sentencing
Matters to be taken into account in sentencing
142. Purposes of sentencing
143. Determining the seriousness of an offence
144. Reduction in sentences for guilty pleas
145. Increase in sentences for racial or religious aggravation
146. Increase in sentences for aggravation related to disability or sexual orientation
General restrictions on community sentences
147. Meaning of "community sentence" etc.
148. Restrictions on imposing community sentences
149. Passing of community sentence on offender remanded in custody
150. Community sentence not available where sentence fixed by law etc.
151. Community order for persistent offender previously fined
General restrictions on discretionary custodial sentences
152. General restrictions on imposing discretionary custodial sentences
153. Length of discretionary custodial sentences: general provision
General limit on magistrates' court's power to impose imprisonment
154. General limit on magistrates' court's power to impose imprisonment
155. Consecutive terms of imprisonment
Procedural requirements for imposing community sentences and discretionary custodial sentences
156. Pre-sentence reports and other requirements
157. Additional requirements in case of mentally disordered offender
158. Meaning of "pre-sentence report"
Disclosure of pre-sentence reports etc
159. Disclosure of pre-sentence reports
160. Other reports of local probation boards and members of youth offending teams
Pre-sentence drug testing
161. Pre-sentence drug testing
Fines
162. Powers to order statement as to offender's financial circumstances
163. General power of Crown Court to fine offender convicted on indictment
164. Fixing of fines
165. Remission of fines
Savings for power to mitigate etc
173. Annual report by Council
Duty of court to explain sentence
174. Duty to give reasons for, and explain effect of, sentence
Publication of information by Secretary of State
175. Duty to publish information about sentencing
Interpretation of Chapter
176. Interpretation of Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
Community orders: offenders aged 16 or over
177. Community orders
178. Power to provide for court review of community orders
179. Breach, revocation or amendment of community order
180. Transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland
Chapter 3
Prison sentences of less than 12 months
Prison sentences of less than twelve months
181. Prison sentences of less than 12 months
182. Licence conditions
Intermittent custody
183. Intermittent custody
184. Restrictions on power to make intermittent custody order
185. Intermittent custody: licence conditions
186. Further provisions relating to intermittent custody
Further provision about custody plus orders and intermittent custody orders
187. Revocation or amendment of order
188. Transfer of custody plus orders and intermittent custody orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland
Suspended sentences
189. Suspended sentences of imprisonment
190. Imposition of requirements by suspended sentence order
191. Power to provide for review of suspended sentence order
192. Periodic reviews of suspended sentence order
193. Breach, revocation or amendment of suspended sentence order, and effect of further conviction
194. Transfer of suspended sentence orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland
Interpretation of Chapter
195. Interpretation of Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
Further provisions about orders under Chapters 2 and 3
Introductory
196. Meaning of "relevant order"
197. Meaning of "the responsible officer"
198. Duties of responsible officer
Requirements available in case of all offenders
199. Unpaid work requirement
200. Obligations of person subject to unpaid work requirement
201. Activity requirement
202. Programme requirement
203. Prohibited activity requirement
204. Curfew requirement
205. Exclusion requirement
206. Residence requirement
207. Mental health treatment requirement
208. Mental health treatment at place other than that specified in order
209. Drug rehabilitation requirement
210. Drug rehabilitation requirement: provision for review by court
211. Periodic review of drug rehabilitation requirement
212. Alcohol treatment requirement
213. Supervision requirement
Requirements available only in case of offenders aged under 25
214. Attendance centre requirement
Electronic monitoring
215. Electronic monitoring requirement
Provisions applying to relevant orders generally
216. Petty sessions area to be specified in relevant order
217. Requirement to avoid conflict with religious beliefs, etc
218. Availability of arrangements in local area
219. Provision of copies of relevant orders
220. Duty of offender to keep in touch with responsible officer
Powers of Secretary of State
221. Provision of attendance centres
222. Rules
223. Power to amend limits
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Chapter 5
Dangerous offenders
224. Meaning of "specified offence" etc.
225. Life sentence or imprisonment for public protection for serious offences
226. Detention for life or detention for public protection for serious offences committed by those under 18
227. Extended sentence for certain violent or sexual offences: persons 18 or over
228. Extended sentence for certain violent or sexual offences: persons under 18
229. The assessment of dangerousness
230. Imprisonment or detention for public protection: release on licence
231. Appeals where previous convictions set aside
232. Certificates of convictions for purposes of section 229
233. Offences under service law
234. Determination of day when offence committed
235. Detention under sections 226 and 228
236. Conversion of sentences of detention into sentences of imprisonment
Chapter 6
Release on licence
Preliminary
237. Meaning of "fixed-term prisoner"
Power of court to recommend licence conditions
238. Power of court to recommend licence conditions for certain prisoners
239. The Parole Board
Effect of remand in custody
240. Crediting of periods of remand in custody: terms of imprisonment and detention
241. Effect of direction under section 240 on release on licence
242. Interpretation of sections 240 and 241
243. Persons extradited to the United Kingdom
Release on licence
244. Duty to release prisoners
245. Restrictions on operation of section 244(1) in relation to intermittent custody prisoners
246. Power to release prisoners on licence before required to do so
247. Release on licence of prisoner serving extended sentence under section 227 or 228
248. Power to release prisoners on compassionate grounds
249. Duration of licence
250. Licence conditions
251. Licence conditions on re-release of prisoner serving sentence of less than 12 months
252. Duty to comply with licence conditions
253. Curfew condition to be included in licence under section 246
Recall after release
254. Recall of prisoners while on licence
255. Recall of prisoners released early under section 246
256. Further release after recall
Additional days
257. Additional days for disciplinary offences
Fine defaulters and contemnors
258. Early release of fine defaulters and contemnors
Persons liable to removal from the United Kingdom
259. Persons liable to removal from the United Kingdom
260. Early removal of prisoners liable to removal from United Kingdom
261. Re-entry into United Kingdom of offender removed from prison early
262. Prisoners liable to removal from Unite
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Chapter 7
Effect of life sentence
269. Determination of minimum term in relation to mandatory life sentence
270. Duty to give reasons
271. Appeals
272. Review of minimum term on a reference by Attorney General
273. Life prisoners transferred to England and Wales
274. Further provisions about references relating to transferred life prisoners
275. Duty to release certain life prisoners
276. Mandatory life sentences: transitional cases
277. Interpretation of Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Other provisions about sentencing
Deferment of sentence
278. Deferment of sentence
Power to include drug treatment and testing requirement in certain orders in respect of young offenders
279. Drug treatment and testing requirement in action plan order or supervision order
Alteration of penalties for offences
280. Alteration of penalties for specified summary offences
281. Alteration of penalties for other summary offences
282. Increase in maximum term that may be imposed on summary conviction of offence triable either way
283. Enabling powers: power to alter maximum penalties
284. Increase in penalties for drug-related offences
285. Increase in penalties for certain driving-related offences
286. Increase in penalties for offences under section 174 of Road Traffic Act 1988
Firearms offences
287. Minimum sentence for certain firearms offences
288. Certain firearms offences to be triable only on indictment
289. Power to sentence young offender to detention in respect of certain firearms offences: England and Wales
290. Power to sentence young offender to detention in respect of certain firearms offences: Scotland
291. Power by order to exclude application of minimum sentence to those under 18
292. Sentencing for firearms offences in Northern Ireland
293. Increase in penalty for offences relating to importation or exportation of certain firearms
Offenders transferred to mental hospital
294. Duration of directions under Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to offenders
295. Access to Parole Board for certain patients serving prison sentences
296. Duration of directions under Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 in relation to offenders
297. Access to Sentence Review Commissioners and Life Sentence Review Commissioners for certain Northern Ireland patients
Term of detention and training order
Chapter 9
Supplementary
302. Execution of process between England and Wales and Scotland
303. Sentencing: repeals
304. Amendments relating to sentencing
305. Interpretation of Part 12
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Part 13
Miscellaneous
Detention of suspected terrorists
306. Limit on period of detention without charge of suspected terrorists
Enforcement of legislation on endangered species
307. Enforcement of regulations implementing Community legislation on endangered species
Miscellaneous provisions about criminal proceedings
308. Non-appearance of defendant: plea of guilty
309. Preparatory hearings for serious offences not involving fraud
310. Preparatory hearings to deal with severance and joinder of charges
311. Reporting restrictions for preparatory hearings
312. Awards of costs
313. Extension of investigations by Criminal Cases Review Commission in England and Wales
314. Extension of investigations by Criminal Cases Review Commission in Northern Ireland
315. Appeals following reference by Criminal Cases Review Commission
316. Power to substitute conviction of alternative offence on appeal in England and Wales
317. Power to substitute conviction of alternative offence on appeal in Northern Ireland
318. Substitution of conviction on different charge on appeal from court-martial
319. Appeals against sentences in England and Wales
Outraging public decency
320. Offence of outraging public decency triable either way
Jury service
321. Jury service
Individual support orders
322. Individual support orders
323. Individual support orders: consequential amendments
Parenting orders and referral orders
324. Parenting orders and referral orders
Assessing etc. risks posed by sexual or violent offenders
325. Arrangements for assessing etc risks posed by certain offenders
326. Review of arrangements
327. Section 325: interpretation
Criminal record certificates
328. Criminal record certificates: amendments of Part 5 of Police Act 1997
Civil proceedings brought by offe
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Part 14
General
330. Orders and rules
331. Further minor and consequential amendments
332. Repeals
333. Supplementary and consequential provision, etc.
334. Provision for Northern Ireland
335. Expenses
336. Commencement
337. Extent
338. Channel Islands and Isle of Man
339. Short title
Schedule 1
Amendments related to Part 1
Schedule 2
Charging or release of persons in police detention
Schedule 3
Allocation of cases triable either way, and sending cases to the Crown Court etc
Part 1
Principal amendments
Part 2
minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 4
Qualifying offences for purposes of section 62
Part 1
List of offences
Part 2
Supplementary
Schedule 5
Qualifying offences for purposes of Part 10
Part 1
List of offences for England and Wales
Part 2
List of offences for Northern Ireland
Part 3
Supplementary
Schedule 6
Evidence of bad character: armed forces
Schedule 7
Hearsay evidence: armed forces
Schedule 8
Breach, revocation or amendment of community order
Part 1
Preliminary
Part 2
Breach of requirement of order
Part 3
Revocation of order
Part 4
Amendment of order
Part 5
Powers of court in relation to order following subsequent conviction
Part 6
Supplementary
Schedule 9
Transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland
Part 1
Scotland
Part 2
Northern Ireland
Part 3
General provisions
Schedule 10
Revocation or amendment of custody plus orders and amendment of intermittent custody orders
Schedule 11
Transfer of custody plus orders and intermittent custody orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland
Part 1
Introductory
Part 2
Scotland
Part 3
Northern Ireland
Part 4
General provisions
Part 5
Supplementary
Schedule 12
Breach or amendment of suspended sentence order, and effect of further conviction
Part 1
Preliminary
Part 2
Breach of community requirement or conviction of further offence
Part 3
Amendment of suspended sentence order
Schedule 13
Transfer of suspended sentence orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland
Part 1
Scotland
Part 2
Northern Ireland
Part 3
General provisions: breach or amendment
Part 4
Supplementary
Schedule 14
Persons to whom copies of requirements to be provided in particular cases
Schedule 15
Specified offences for purposes of Chapter 5 of Part 12
Part 1
Specified violent offences
Part 2
Specified sexual offences
Schedule 16
Scottish offences specified for the purposes of section 229(4)
Schedule 17
Northern Ireland offences specified for the purposes of section 229(4)
Part 1
Violent offences
Part 2
Sexual offences
Schedule 18
Release of prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment or detention for public protection
Schedule 19
The Parole Board: supplementary provisions
Schedule 20
Prisoners liable to removal from United Kingdom: modifications of Criminal Justice Act 1991
Schedule 21
Determination of minimum term in relation to mandatory life sentence
Schedule 22
Mandatory life sentences: transitional cases
Schedule 23
Deferment of sentence
Schedule 24
Drug treatment and testing requirement in action plan order or supervision order
Schedule 25
Summary offences no longer punishable with imprisonment
Schedule 26
Increase in maximum term for certain summary offences
Schedule 27
Enabling powers: alteration of maximum penalties etc.
Schedule 28
Increase in penalties for drug-related offences
Schedule 29
Sentencing for firearms offences in Northern Ireland
Schedule 30
Disqualification from working with children
Schedule 31
Default orders: modification of provisions relating to community orders
Schedule 32
Amendments relating to sentencing
Part 1
General
Part 2
Offences: abolition of imprisonment and conversion to summary offence
Schedule 33
Jury service
Schedule 34
Parenting orders and referral orders
Schedule 35
Criminal record certificates: amendments of Part 5 of Police Act 1997
Schedule 36
Further minor and consequential amendments
Part 1
Bail
Part 2
Charging etc
Part 3
Disclosure
Part 4
Trials on indictment without a jury
Part 5
Evidence
Part 6
Miscellaneous
Schedule 37
Repeals
Part 1
Repeals relating to amendments of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Part 2
Bail
Part 3
Disclosure
Part 4
Allocation and sending of offences
Part 5
Evidence of bad character
Part 6
Hearsay evidence
Part 7
Sentencing: general
Part 8
Life sentences
Part 9
Alteration of penalties for summary offences
Part 10
Jury service
Part 11
Repeals relating to amendments of Part 5 of Police Act 1997
Part 12
Miscellaneous
Schedule 38
Transitory, transitional and saving provisions
An Act to make provision about criminal justice (including the powers and duties of the police) and about dealing with offenders; to amend the law relating to jury service; to amend Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Part 5 of the Police Act 1997; to make provision about civil proceedings brought by offenders; and for connected purposes.
[20th November 2003]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:--
Part 1 Amendments of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
1 Extension of powers to stop and search
(1) In this Part, "the 1984 Act" means the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60).
(2) In section 1(8) of the 1984 Act (offences for purpose of definition of prohibited article), at the end of paragraph (d) there is inserted " ; and
(e) offences under section 1 of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 (destroying or damaging property). "
2 Warrants to enter and search
In section 16 of the 1984 Act (execution of warrants), after subsection (2) there is inserted--
" (2A) A person so authorised has the same powers as the constable whom he accompanies in respect of--
(a) the execution of the warrant, and
(b) the seizure of anything to which the warrant relates.
(2B) But he may exercise those powers only in the company, and under the supervision, of a constable. "
3 Arrestable offences
(1) Schedule 1A to the 1984 Act (specific offences which are arrestable offences) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph 2 there is inserted--
" Criminal Justice Act 1925
2ZA An offence under section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 (untrue statement for procuring a passport). "
(3) After paragraph 6 there is inserted--
" Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
6A An offence under section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (having possession of a controlled drug) in respect of cannabis or cannabis resin (within the meaning of that Act). "
(4) After paragraph 17 there is inserted--
" 17A An offence under section 174 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (false statements and withholding material information). "
4 Bail elsewhere than at police station
(1) Section 30 of the 1984 Act (arrest elsewhere than at police station) is amended as follows.
(2) For subsection (1) there is substituted--
" (1) Subsection (1A) applies where a person is, at any place other than a police station--
(a) arrested by a constable for an offence, or
(b) taken into custody by a constable after being arrested for an offence by a person other than a constable.
(1A) The person must be taken by a constable to a police station as soon as practicable after the arrest.
(1B) Subsection (1A) has effect subject to section 30A (release on bail) and subsection (7) (release without bail). "
(3) In subsection (2) for "subsection (1)" there is substituted "subsection (1A)".
(4) For subsection (7) there is substituted--
" (7) A person arrested by a constable at any place other than a police station must be released without bail if the condition in subsection (7A) is satisfied.
(7A) The condition is that, at any time before the person arrested reaches a police station, a constable is satisfied that there are no grounds for keeping him under arrest or releasing him on bail under section 30A. "
(5) For subsections (10) and (11) there is substituted--
" (10) Nothing in subsection (1A) or in section 30A prevents a constable delaying taking a person to a police station or releasing him on bail if the condition in subsection (10A) is satisfied.
(10A) The condition is that the presence of the person at a place (other than a police station) is necessary in order to carry out such investigations as it is reasonable to carry out immediately.
(11) Where there is any such delay the reasons for the delay must be recorded when the person first arrives at the police station or (as the case may be) is released on bail. "
(6) In subsection (12) for "subsection (1)" there is substituted "subsection (1A) or section 30A".
(7) After section 30 there is inserted--
" 30A Bail elsewhere than at police station
(1) A constable may release on bail a person who is arrested or taken into custody in the circumstances mentioned in section 30(1).
(2) A person may be released on bail under subsection (1) at any time before he arrives at a police station.
(3) A person released on bail under subsection (1) must be required to attend a police station.
(4) No other requirement may be imposed on the person as a condition of bail.
(5) The police station which the person is required to attend may be any police station.
30B Bail under section 30A: notices
(1) Where a constable grants bail to a person under section 30A, he must give that person a notice in writing before he is released.
(2) The notice must state--
(a) the offence for which he was arrested, and
(b) the ground on which he was arrested.
(3) The notice must inform him that he is required to attend a police station.
(4) It may also specify the police station which he is required to attend and the time when he is required to attend.
(5) If the notice does not include the information mentioned in subsection (4), the person must subsequently be given a further notice in writing which contains that information.
(6) The person may be required to attend a different police station from that specified in the notice under subsection (1) or (5) or to attend at a different time.
(7) He must be given notice in writing of any such change as is mentioned in subsection (6) but more than one such notice may be given to him.
30C Bail under section 30A: supplemental
(1) A person who has been required to attend a police station is not required to do so if he is given notice in writing that his attendance is no longer required.
(2) If a person is required to attend a police station which is not a designated police station he must be--
(a) released, or
(b) taken to a designated police station,
not more than six hours after his arrival.
(3) Nothing in the Bail Act 1976 applies in relation to bail under section 30A.
(4) Nothing in section 30A or 30B or in this section prevents the re-arrest without a warrant of a person released on bail under section 30A if new evidence justifying a further arrest has come to light since his release.
30D Failure to answer to bail under section 30A
(1) A constable may arrest without a warrant a person who--
(a) has been released on bail under section 30A subject to a requirement to attend a specified police station, but
(b) fails to attend the police station at the specified time.
(2) A person arrested under subsection (1) must be taken to a police station (which may be the specified police station or any other police station) as soon as practicable after the arrest.
(3) In subsection (1), "specified" means specified in a notice under subsection (1) or (5) of section 30B or, if notice of change has been given under subsection (7) of that section, in that notice.
(4) For the purposes of--
(a) section 30 (subject to the obligation in subsection (2)), and
(b) section 31,
an arrest under this section is to be treated as an arrest for an offence. "
5 Drug testing for under-eighteens
(1) The 1984 Act is amended as follows.
(2) In section 38 (duties of custody officer after charge)--
(a) in subsection (1)--
(i) for sub-paragraph (iiia) of paragraph (a) there is substituted--
" (iiia) except in a case where (by virtue of subsection (9) of section 63B below) that section does not apply, the custody officer has reasonable grounds for believing that the detention of the person is necessary to enable a sample to be taken from him under that section; " ,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (b), after "satisfied" there is inserted "(but, in the case of paragraph (a)(iiia) above, only if the arrested juvenile has attained the minimum age)",
(b) in subsection (6A), after the definition of "local authority accommodation" there is inserted--
" "minimum age" means the age specified in section 63B(3) below; " .
(3) In section 63B (testing for presence of Class A drugs)--
(a) in subsection (3), for "18" there is substituted "14",
(b) after subsection (5) there is inserted--
" (5A) In the case of a person who has not attained the age of 17--
(a) the making of the request under subsection (4) above;
(b) the giving of the warning and (where applicable) the information under subsection (5) above; and
(c) the taking of the sample,
may not take place except in the presence of an appropriate adult. " ,
(c) after subsection (6) there is inserted--
" (6A) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument amend subsection (3) above by substituting for the age for the time being specified a different age specified in the order.
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