Crime and Disorder Act 1998

18 Interpretation etc. of Chapter I.E+W

(1)In this Chapter—

  • F1...

  • “chief officer of police” has the meaning given by section 101(1) of the M1Police Act 1996;

  • “child safety order” has the meaning given by section 11(1) above;

  • F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F1...

  • F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • [F3“local policing body” has the meaning given by section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996;]

  • [F4“parental compensation order” has the meaning given by section 13A(1) above;]

  • “parenting order” has the meaning given by section 8(4) above;

  • “police area” has the meaning given by section 1(2) of the M2Police Act 1996;

  • F5...

  • “responsible officer”—

    (za)

    F6...

    (a)

    in relation to a parenting order, has the meaning given by section 8(8) above;

    (b)

    in relation to a child safety order, has the meaning given by section 11(8) above;

  • F7...

  • F8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)F9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)Where directions under a parenting order are to be given by [F10an officer of a local probation board], [F10the officer of a local probation board] shall be an officer appointed for or assigned to the [F11local justice area] within which it appears to the court that the child or, as the case may be, the parent resides or will reside.

[F12(3A)Where directions under a parenting order are to be given by an officer of a provider of probation services, the officer of a provider of probation services shall be an officer acting in the local justice area within which it appears to the court that the child or, as the case may be, the parent resides or will reside.]

(4)Where the supervision under a child safety order is to be provided, or directions under F13... a parenting order are to be given, by—

(a)a social worker of a local authority F14. . . ; or

(b)a member of a youth offending team,

the social worker or member shall be a social worker of, or a member of a youth offending team established by, the local authority within whose area it appears to the court that [F15 the child or, as the case may be, the parent ], resides or will reside.

(5)For the purposes of this Chapter the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple form part of the City of London.

Textual Amendments

F2S. 18(1): definitions of "curfew notice" and "local child curfew scheme" repealed (12.1.2010) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 112(2), 116(6)(b), Sch. 8 Pt. 13

F3S. 18(1): definition of "local policing body" inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), ss. 99, 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 234(2); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. (nnn)(iii)

F4S. 18(1): definition of "parental compensation order" inserted (20.7.2006 in relation to specified areas) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 144, 178(8), Sch. 10 para. 4; S.I. 2006/1871, art. 2, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2006/2182, art. 3)

F8S. 18(1): definition of "sex offender order" repealed (8.11.2006) by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (c. 38), ss. 60(3), 65, 66(2)(d), Sch. 5

F10Words in s. 18(3) substituted (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 43, s. 74, Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 4; S.I. 2001/919, art. 2(f)(i)

F14Words in s. 18(4)(a) repealed (1.4.2005 for E. and 1.4.2006 for W.) by Children Act 2004 (c. 31), ss. 64, 67(8), Sch. 5 Pt. 4, Note; S.I. 2005/394, art. 2(2)(g); S.I. 2006/885, art. 2(2)(h)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 18(1) modified in part (1.12.2020 immediately before the consolidation date (see 2020 c. 9, ss. 3, 5(2)(3) and 2020 c. 17, ss. 2, 416)) by Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (c. 9), ss. 1, 5(2)(3); S.I. 2012/1236, reg. 2

Commencement Information

I1S. 18 wholly in force; s. 18 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; In force at 30.9.1998 by 1998/2327, art. 2(1) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)

Marginal Citations