Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

Download or read book Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 written by Great Britain and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Royal assent, 7th April 2005. An Act to provide for the establishment and functions of the Serious Organised Crime Agency; to make provision about investigations, prosecutions, offenders and witnesses in criminal proceedings and the protection of persons involved in investigations or proceedings; to provide for the implementation of certain international obligations relating to criminal matters; to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; to make further provision for combatting crime and disorder, including new provision about powers of arrest and search warrants and about parental compensation orders; to make further provision about the police and policing and persons supporting the police; to make provision for protecting certain organisations from interference with their activities; to make provision about criminal records; to provide for the Private Security Industry Act 2001 to extend to Scotland. Explanatory notes have been produced to assist in the understanding of this Act and are available separately (ISBN 0105615056). With correction slips dated May 2005 and July 2005