Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

26 (1) Section 47ZB (applicable bail period: initial limit) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) for “SFO case” substitute “FCA case, HMRC case, NCA case or SFO case”, and

(ii) for “3 months” substitute “6 months”, and

(b) in paragraph (b)—

(i) for “in an FCA case or any other case” substitute “in any other case”, and

(ii) for “28 days” substitute “3 months”.

(3) In subsection (4)—

(a) in paragraph (b)(ii), for “a senior officer” substitute “a member of staff of that Authority who is of the description designated for the purposes of this sub-paragraph by the Chief Executive of that Authority”,

(b) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) an “HMRC case” is a case in which—

(i) the relevant offence in relation to the person is being investigated by an officer of Revenue and Customs, and

(ii) an officer of Revenue and Customs confirms that sub-paragraph (i) applies,

(bb) an “NCA case” is a case in which—

(i) the relevant offence in relation to the person is being investigated by the National Crime Agency, and

(ii) a National Crime Agency officer confirms that sub-paragraph (i) applies,”,

(c) in paragraph (c)(ii), for “a senior officer” substitute “a member of the Serious Fraud Office”, and

(d) omit paragraph (d) and the “and” preceding that paragraph.