2023 No. 1128 (C. 73)

Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2023

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 208(1) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 20221, makes the following Regulations.

Citation and extent 1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2023.

2

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Provisions coming into force on 28th October 2023 2

Section 193 (rehabilitation of offenders) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 comes into force on 28th October 2023.

Edward ArgarMinister of StateMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force, on 28th October 2023, section 193 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (“the Act”), which amends the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 19742 (“the ROA”). These amendments extend the scope of the ROA as it applies to England and Wales so that certain custodial sentences of over four years currently excluded from rehabilitation may become spent, unless imposed in respect of certain offences. It also amends the times at which different sentences may become spent and makes provision on the face of the ROA for the rehabilitation periods that apply to certain orders on conviction.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this statutory instrument as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32) have been brought into force by a commencement order made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

section 1

28th June 2022

2022/5203

section 4 (remainder)

28th June 2022

2022/520

sections 5 to 7

26th October 2022

2022/1075

sections 8 to 12 (remainder)

31st January 2023

2022/1227

section 14 (remainder)

31st January 2023

2022/1227

sections 15 to 18

31st January 2023

2022/1227

sections 19 and 20 (remainder)

31st January 2023

2022/1227

section 21

31st January 2023

2022/1227

section 24 (partially)

1st April 2023

2023/227

sections 26 to 30 (partially)

1st April 2023

2023/227

sections 32 and 33 (partially)

1st April 2023

2023/227

section 37 to 41

8th November 2022

2022/1075

section 42 (partially)

12th May 2022

2022/520

section 42 (remainder)

8th November 2022

2022/1075

sections 43 and 44

8th November 2022

2022/1075

sections 45 (partially)

26th October 2022

2022/1075

sections 45 (remainder)

28th October 2022

2022/1075

section 46

28th June 2022

2022/520

sections 48 and 49

28th June 2022

2022/520

sections 55 to 57

28th June 2022

2022/520

sections 60 and 61

7th March 2023

2023/227

sections 62 to 70

1st August 2022

2022/520

sections 73 to 79

28th June 2022

2022/520

section 80

12th May 2022

2022/520

section 82 (remainder)

28th June 2022

2022/520

section 89

26th October 2022

2022/1075

section 90 (remainder)

28th June 2022

2022/520

sections 91 to 96

30th November 2022

2022/1187

section 97

30th November 2022

2022/1187

section 116

24 May 2023

2023/573

section 129

28th June 2022

2022/520

sections 133 and 134

28th June 2022

2022/520

sections 136 and 137

28th June 2022

2022/520

section 139

28th June 2022

2022/520

section 152

28th June 2022

2022/520

sections 155 and 156

28th June 2022

2022/520

sections 165 (partially)

19th April 2023

2023/387

sections 167 (remainder)

28th June 2022

2022/520

sections 168 to 171

29th November 2022

2022/1227

section 172 (partially)

28th June 2022

2022/520

section 172 (partially)

29th November 2022

2022/1227

section 172 (remainder)

31st March 2023

2023/387

section 173 to 176

29th November 2022

2022/1227

section 177 (partially)

29th November 2022

2022/1227

section 177 (remainder)

31st March 2023

2023/387

section 179

29th November 2022

2022/1227

sections 180 to 183

31st March 2023

2023/387

section 190 (remainder)

29th June 2022

2022/520

section 192

29th June 2022

2022/520

sections 194 and 195

13th June 2023

2023/641

section 201 (partially)

28th June 2022

2022/704

Schedule 1 (remainder)

31st January 2023

2022/1227

Schedule 2 (remainder)

31st January 2023

2022/1227

Schedule 3

8th November 2022

2022/1075

Schedule 4 (partially)

26th October 2022

2022/1075

Schedule 4 (remainder)

28th October 2022

2022/1075

Schedules 6 and 7

28th June 2022

2022/520

Schedules 9 and 10

30th November 2022

2022/1187

Schedule 13

28th June 2022

2022/520

Schedule 17 (partially)

3rd July 2023

2023/705

Schedule 18 (partially)

31st March 2023

2023/387