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Serious Crime Act 2015

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Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005, the Prison Act 1952 and the Terrorism Act 2006; to make provision about involvement in organised crime groups and about serious crime prevention orders; to make provision for the seizure and forfeiture of drug-cutting agents; to make it an offence to possess an item that contains advice or guidance about committing sexual offences against children; to create an offence in relation to controlling or coercive behaviour in intimate or family relationships; to make provision for the prevention or restriction of the use of communication devices by persons detained in custodial institutions; to make provision approving for the purposes of section 8 of the European Union Act 2011 certain draft decisions under Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union relating to serious crime; to make provision about codes of practice that relate to the exercise and performance, in connection with the prevention or detection of serious crime, of powers and duties in relation to communications; and for connected purposes.
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in determining the extent of a defendant's interest in confiscated property, and amends the procedures surrounding costs and court sentencing. This includes amending, defining, or creating regulations on the extent of a defendant's interest in proceeds of crime, the provision of information by third
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An Act to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Computer Misuse Act 1990, Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009, section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, the Sexual Offences Act 2003, the Street Offences Act 1959, the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, the Prohibition of Female
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This part extends the definition of child cruelty to incorporate abuse, neglect or psychological damage, and amends existing legislation relating to paedophile material to include publications that advise on how to commit or facilitate sexual offences against children. It also prohibits intentional
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in relation to hacking, creating viruses or Trojan Horses, the deliberate act of creating serious risk to computers or computer systems and amends the territorial extent of computer crimes. This includes a new offence of impairing a computer to cause damage, with a 14 years' prison sentence for
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in relation to serious crime, and consequential amendments. The unauthorised possession of a bladed instrument within a prison is made an explicit offence by this Part, amending the
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communication of a sexual nature with a minor (including encouraging the minor to communicate anything of a sexual nature) for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification.
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opening the 2014-15 session of Parliament, the Bill was sponsored by the Home Office. It was passed by Parliament on 2 March 2015, and received royal assent on 3 March 2015.
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This part creates and extends the power of search and seizure warrants related to the investigation into the creation or ownership of substances used when 'cutting' drugs.
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damage to the economy or environment, in addition to ensuring the United Kingdom adopts the EU Directive 2013/40/EU on attacks against information systems.
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to Scotland, and extends the making of a Serious Crime Prevention Order to include firearms offences and the cultivation of cannabis plants.
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This part deals with the preparation or training abroad for terrorist related activities, amendments related to the
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parties, the time-frame and manner of payment, absconding defendants, and connected purposes.
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Serious crime bill, if enacted, will help to stop emotional abuse of children
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to include prisons, secure training centres and young offender institutions.
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Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005
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Part 4: Seizure and Forfeiture of Drug-cutting Agents
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UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime
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Serious Crime Bill 2014
United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
United Kingdom
Royal assent
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Serious Crime Act 2007
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Policing and Crime Act 2009
Children and Young Persons Act 1933
Sexual Offences Act 2003
Street Offences Act 1959
Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005
Prison Act 1952
Terrorism Act 2006
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Digital Economy Act 2017
Criminal Finances Act 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Act
Parliament of the United Kingdom

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