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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, Cross Heading: Administering a substance with intent to cause harm is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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71Administering a substance with intent to cause harmE+W

(1)The Secretary of State must, before the end of the relevant period—

(a)prepare and publish a report—

(i)about the nature and prevalence of the conduct described in subsection (2), and

(ii)setting out any steps Her Majesty’s Government has taken or intends to take in relation to the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (i), and

(b)lay the report before Parliament.

(2)The conduct referred to in subsection (1)(a)(i) is a person intentionally administering a substance to, or causing a substance to be taken by, another person—

(a)without the consent of that other person, and

(b)with the intention of causing harm (whether or not amounting to an offence) to that other person.

(3)In subsection (1), the “relevant period” means the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

Commencement Information

I1S. 71 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 208(4)(l)

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