http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1998/37

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/37/section/6A/2007-08-01

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

An Act to make provision for preventing crime and disorder; to create certain racially-aggravated offences; to abolish the rebuttable presumption that a child is doli incapax and to make provision as to the effect of a child’s failure to give evidence at his trial; to abolish the death penalty for treason and piracy; to make changes to the criminal justice system; to make further provision for dealing with offenders; to make further provision with respect to remands and committals for trial and the release and recall of prisoners; to amend Chapter I of Part II of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 and to repeal Chapter I of Part III of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997; to make amendments designed to facilitate, or otherwise desirable in connection with, the consolidation of certain enactments; and for connected purposes.

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2007-08-01

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

Sch. 3

para. 3(11A)

Criminal Justice Act 2003

Sch. 3

para. 71(d)

s. 336(3)

(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 51(2A)-(2E)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 10(4)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 51(3A)

(3B)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 10(5)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 51A(A1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 10(7)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 51A(3A)-(3E)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 10(9)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 51A(4A)

(4B)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 10(10)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 52(2A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 10(11)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 47(A1)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 12(2)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 47(1)-(1F)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 12(3)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 47(4)(a)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 12(6)(a)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 47(4)(a)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 12(6)(b)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 47(4)(b) and word

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 12(6)(c)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 47(4A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 12(7)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 50A(6)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 8(2)(b)

s. 51(4)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 1(1C)

Crime and Security Act 2010

s. 40(2)

s. 59(1)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 8A

Crime and Security Act 2010

s. 41(3)

s. 59(1)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 9(2)(d) and word

Crime and Security Act 2010

s. 41(4)(b)

s. 59(1)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 9(2AA)

Crime and Security Act 2010

s. 41(4)(c)

s. 59(1)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 8A

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

Sch. 11

para. 24(c)

s. 21

33

42

58

75

93

s. 185(1)

art. 4(f)(vi)

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 9(2)(d) and word

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

Sch. 11

para. 26(4)(a)

s. 21

33

42

58

75

93

s. 185(1)

art. 3(g)(iv)

art. 4

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 9(2AA)

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

Sch. 11

para. 26(5)

s. 21

33

42

58

75

93

s. 185(1)

art. 3(g)(iv)

art. 4

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

s. 41(5)(i)

(ii)

Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021

Sch. 13

para. 37(3)

s. 50(3)(j)

Part I Prevention of crime and disorder

Chapter I England and Wales

Crime and disorder strategies

6AF1 Powers of the Secretary of State and National Assembly for Wales

1

The Secretary of State may, by order, require—

a

the responsible authorities for local government areas to formulate any section 6 strategy of theirs for the reduction of crime and disorder so as to include, in particular, provision for the reduction of—

i

crime of a description specified in the order; or

ii

disorder of a description so specified.

b

the responsible authorities for local government areas in England to prepare any section 6 strategy of theirs for combatting the misuse of drugs so as to include in it a strategy for combatting, in the area in question, such other forms of substance misuse as may be specified or described in the order.

2

After formulating any section 6 strategy (whether in a case in which there has been an order under subsection or in any other case), the responsible authorities for a local government area shall send both—

a

a copy of the strategy, and

b

a copy of the document which they propose to publish under section 6(5),

to the Secretary of State.

3

It shall be the duty of the responsible authorities, when preparing any document to be published under section 6(5), to have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State as to the form and content of the documents to be so published.

4

If the responsible authorities for a local government area propose to make any changes to a section 6 strategy of theirs, they shall send copies of the proposed changes to the Secretary of State.

5

In subsections (2) to (4)—

a

references to the Secretary of State, in relation to responsible authorities for local government areas in Wales shall have effect as references to the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales; and

b

accordingly, guidance issued for the purposes of subsection (3) in relation to local government areas in Wales must be issued by the Secretary of State and that Assembly acting jointly.

6

In this section—

“responsible authorities” and “local government area” have same meanings as in sections 5 and 6;
“section 6 strategy” means a strategy required to be formulated under section 6(1); and
“substance misuse” has the same meaning as in section 6.