PART 1Introduction

Citation and commencement1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews) Regulations 2022.

2

These Regulations come into force after the expiry of 21 days beginning with the day on which they are made.

Interpretation2

In these Regulations—

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

  • “pilot area” means—

    1. a

      the police area2 of South Wales;

    2. b

      the area of the London borough councils of Barnet, Brent, Harrow, Lambeth or Southwark;

    3. c

      the area of Birmingham city council or Coventry city council;

  • “recorded” means recorded by, or on behalf of, a chief officer of police for a police area in England and Wales on the official computer system of that chief officer.

Extent and application3

1

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

2

These Regulations, except regulations 5 to 11, apply to England and Wales.

3

Regulations 5 to 11 apply to—

a

the chief officers of police3 for the pilot area;

b

the local authorities4;

i

covering the police area of South Wales;

ii

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

iii

that are Birmingham city council and Coventry city council;

c

the integrated care boards5 covering the area of—

i

the London borough councils of Barnet, Brent, Harrow, Lambeth or Southwark;

ii

Birmingham city council or Coventry city council;

d

the local health boards6 covering the police area of South Wales.