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Statutory Instruments

2022 No. 992 (C. 76)

Criminal Procedure, England And Wales

The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 29) Order 2022

Made

22nd September 2022

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 64(4) and 68(3) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999(1), makes the following Order:

Citation, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No. 29) Order 2022.

(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.

(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.

Provision coming into force on 26th September 2022

2.—(1) Section 28 of the Act(2) (video recorded cross-examination or re-examination) comes into force on 26th September 2022 in relation to relevant proceedings.

(2) Proceedings are relevant for the purposes of paragraph (1) if either paragraph (3) or (4) applies.

(3) This paragraph applies if—

(a)the proceedings take place before the Crown Court sitting at—

(i)the Amersham Law Courts;

(ii)Aylesbury;

(iii)the Basildon Combined Court;

(iv)Cambridge;

(v)the Canterbury Combined Court Centre;

(vi)the Central Criminal Court;

(vii)Chelmsford;

(viii)Croydon;

(ix)Guildford;

(x)the Hove Trial Centre;

(xi)the Inner London Sessions House;

(xii)King’s Lynn;

(xiii)the Lewes Combined Court Centre;

(xiv)the Norwich Combined Court Centre;

(xv)the Peterborough Combined Court Centre;

(xvi)Reading;

(xvii)Snaresbrook;

(xviii)Southend;

(xix)Southwark; or

(xx)Woolwich; and

(b)the witness is eligible for assistance by virtue of section 17(4) of the Act(3) (complainants in respect of a sexual offence or a modern slavery offence who are witnesses in proceedings relating to that offence, or that offence and any other offences).

(4) This paragraph applies if—

(a)the proceedings take place before the youth court sitting at Leeds Magistrates’ Court; and

(b)the witness is eligible for assistance by virtue of section 16 of the Act(4) (witnesses eligible for assistance on grounds of age or incapacity).

Rachael Maclean

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

22nd September 2022

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (c. 23) (“the Act”) provides that where a video recorded interview of a witness has been admitted as their evidence-in-chief under section 27 of the Act, the court may also direct that any cross-examination and re-examination of the witness be video recorded and that recording admitted as evidence.

Article 2(3) of this Order makes provision for the coming into force of section 28 of the Act on 26th September 2022 for the purposes of proceedings before the Crown Court sitting at Amersham, Aylesbury, Basildon, Cambridge, Canterbury, the Central Criminal Court, Chelmsford, Croydon, Guildford, Hove, the Inner London Sessions House, King’s Lynn, Lewes, Norwich, Peterborough, Reading, Snaresbrook, Southend, Southwark and Woolwich, where a witness is eligible for assistance by virtue of section 17(4) of the Act providing for special measures for witnesses or complainants in cases concerning sexual offences or modern slavery offences.

Article 2(4) of this Order makes provision for the coming into force of section 28 of the Act on 26th September 2022 for the purposes of proceedings before the youth court sitting at Leeds Magistrates’ Court, where a witness or complainant is eligible for special measures by virtue of section 16 of the Act being a witnesses or complainant eligible on the grounds of age or incapacity.

S.I. 2019/947 brought section 28 into force in relation to proceedings before the Crown Court sitting at Kingston-upon-Thames, Leeds, and Liverpool, where the witness is eligible for special measures under section 17(4) of the Act.

S.I. 2021/1036 brought section 28 into force in relation to proceedings before the Crown Court sitting at Durham, Harrow, Isleworth, and Wood Green, where the witness is eligible for special measures under section 17(4) of the Act.

S.I. 2022/456 brought section 28 into force in relation to proceedings before the Crown Court sitting at Great Grimsby Combined Court, Bradford, Teesside, Kingston-upon-Hull Combined Court Centre, and York, where the witness is eligible for special measures under section 17(4) of the Act.

S.I. 2022/536 brought section 28 into force in relation to proceedings before the Crown Court sitting at Sheffield, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Doncaster, Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, Truro, Bristol, Plymouth, Isle of Wight, Gloucester, Bournemouth, Exeter, and Salisbury, where the witness is eligible for special measures under section 17(4) of the Act.

S.I. 2022/623 brought section 28 into force in relation to proceedings before the Crown Court sitting at Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Shrewsbury, Hereford, Worcester, Warwick, Nottingham, Lincoln, Leicester, Northampton, and Taunton, where the witness is eligible for special measures under section 17(4) of the Act.

S.I. 2022/713 brought section 28 into force in relation to proceedings before the Crown Court sitting at Bolton, Burnley, Preston, Carlisle, Lancaster, Chester, Swindon, Warrington, and Manchester, where the witness is eligible for special measures under section 17(4) of the Act.

S.I. 2022/773 brought section 28 into force in relation to proceedings before the Crown Court sitting at Caernarfon, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Mold, Newport, Preston, Swansea, Birmingham, Coventry, Derby and Wolverhampton where the witness is eligible for special measures under section 17(4) of the Act.

S.I. 2022/951 brought section 28 into force in relation to proceedings before the Crown Court sitting at Ipswich, Luton, Maidstone, Oxford and St Albans where the witness is eligible for special measures under section 17(4) of the Act.

This Order expands the availability of section 28 directions to proceedings before the Crown Court in 20 further locations, where the witness is eligible for assistance by virtue of section 17(4) of the Act and in one further location of the youth court sitting at Leeds Magistrates’ Court where the witness is eligible for assistance by virtue of section 16 of the Act.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 have been brought into force in England and Wales by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Sections 1 to 15 (remainder)26.06.20002000/1587
Sections 16 to 2724.07.20022002/1739
Section 28 (partially)

30.12.2013

02.01.2017

03.06.2019

24.02.2020

24.08.2020

26.10.2020

23.11.2020

04.03.2021

30.09.2021

31.03.2022

12.05.2022

08.06.2022

29.06.2022

11.07.2022

09.09.2022

2002/3236

2016/1201

2019/947

2020/155

2020/888

2020/888

2020/1331

2021/244

2021/1036

2022/456

2022/536

2022/623

2022/713

2022/773

2022/951

Section 2923.02.20042004/299
Schedule 126.06.20002000/1587
Sections 30 to 3324.07.20022002/1739
Sections 34 and 3504.09.20002000/2091
Sections 36 and 3724.07.20022002/1739
Sections 38 and 3904.09.20002000/2091
Section 40 (remainder)04.09.20002000/2091
Sections 41 to 4304.12.20002000/3075
Section 45 (partially)13.04.20152015/818
Section 4607.10.20042004/2428
Section 4724.07.20022002/1739
Section 48 (partially)

07.10.2004

13.04.2015

2004/2428

2015/818

Section 49 (partially)

07.10.2004

13.04.2015

2004/2428

2015/818

Sections 50 to 52 (partially)

07.10.2004

13.04.2015

2004/2428

2015/818

Sections 53 to 5724.07.20022002/1739
Section 58 (remainder)01.04.20032003/707
Sections 59 and 6014.04.20002000/1034
Section 61(2) (remainder)06.12.20062006/2885
Schedule 4 (partially)

14.04.2000

26.06.2000

24.07.2002

2000/1034

2000/1587

2002/1739

Section 67(1) (partially)

14.04.2000

26.06.2000

24.07.2002

2000/1034

2000/1587

2002/1739

Schedule 501.01.20001999/3427
Section 67(2)01.01.20001999/3427
Section 67(3) (partially)

01.04.2000

14.04.2000

24.07.2002

07.10.2004

06.12.2006

1999/3427

2000/1034

2002/1739

2004/2428

2006/2885

Section 67(4) (partially)

04.12.2000

24.07.2002

01.04.2003

07.10.2004

2000/3075

2002/1739

2003/707

2004/2428

Schedule 2 (partially)

07.10.2004

13.04.2015

2004/2428

2015/818

Schedule 6 (partially)

01.04.2000

14.04.2000

04.12.2000

04.09.2000

24.07.2002

07.10.2004

06.12.2006

1999/3427

2000/1034

2000/3075

2000/2091

2002/1739

2004/2428

2006/2885

Schedule 7 (partially)

26.06.2000

04.09.2000

04.12.2000

24.07.2002

01.04.2003

07.10.2004

13.04.2015

2000/1587

2000/2091

2000/3075

2002/1739

2003/707

2004/2428

2015/818

(1)

1999 c. 23; section 64(4) was amended by section 165(4) and paragraph 1 of Part 1 of schedule 12 to the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6).

(2)

Section 28 was amended by paragraph 384(c) of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39).

(3)

Section 17(4) was amended by section 46(2) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30).

(4)

Section 16 was amended by section 98(2) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25).

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