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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, Section 58 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

58Functions of prisoner custody officers in relation to live link hearingsE+W
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(1)The Criminal Justice Act 1991 is amended as follows.

(2)Section 80 (arrangements for the provision of prisoner escorts) is amended in accordance with subsections (3) to (5).

(3)In subsection (1), after paragraph (b) insert—

(ba)the custody of prisoners at a police station for any purpose connected with their participation in a preliminary, sentencing or enforcement hearing through a live audio link or live video link;.

(4)After subsection (1A) insert—

(1B)Subsection (1)(ba) applies in relation to prisoners whether the hearing is yet to take place, is taking place or has taken place.

(5)In subsection (4), at the appropriate place insert—

  • “enforcement hearing”, “live audio link”, “live video link”, “preliminary hearing” and “sentencing hearing” each has the meaning given in section 56(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003;.

(6)Section 82 (powers and duties of prisoner custody officers) is amended in accordance with subsections (7) and (8).

(7)After subsection (4) insert—

(4A)Subsections (4B) and (4C) apply if a prisoner custody officer acting in pursuance of prisoner escort arrangements is at a police station for the purposes of exercising functions under section 80(1)(ba) (custody of prisoners in relation to live link proceedings) in relation to a prisoner.

(4B)It is the prisoner custody officer’s duty to give effect to—

(a)any order of the Crown Court under section 142 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 in relation to the prisoner, or

(b)any order of a magistrates’ court under section 80 of the 1980 Act in relation to the prisoner.

(4C)The fact that the prisoner custody officer is exercising, or may exercise, functions under section 80(1)(ba) in relation to the prisoner does not prevent a constable from exercising any powers in relation to the prisoner that are otherwise available to the constable.

(8)In subsection (5) for “and (4)” substitute “, (4) and (4B)”.

Commencement Information

I1S. 58 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 208(5)(g)

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