| section | subject | commencement date |
|---|---|---|
| 1-8 sch 1-4 | Youth Rehabilitation Order | To be decided |
| 9 | Purpose of juvenile sentencing | To be decided |
| 10 | Clarification of threshold for imposing a community sentence | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 11 | Restriction on imposing community sentences | 11(1) - Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008; Other subsections to be decided |
| 12 | Pre-Sentence Reports for young offenders | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 13-18, 25 sch 5 | Sentences of imprisonment for public protection | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 19 | Indeterminate sentences (exceptionally serious cases) | To be decided |
| 20 | Consecutive terms of imprisonment | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 21-23 sch 6 | Credit for remand on bail | Commencement No 3, 3 November 2008 |
| 24 | Technical amendment to Home Detention Curfew scheme | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 26 | Release of certain long-term prisoners under Criminal Justice Act 1991 (conversion) | Commencement No 1, 9 June 2008 |
| 27 | Prisoners liable to removal (Hindawi) | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 28 | Release of fine defaulters and contemnors under Criminal Justice Act 1991 | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 29-31 | Fixed Term recalls | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 32 | Recall of certain prisoners released under Crimnal Justice Act 1991 (Stellato) | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 33-34 | Early removal of prisoners | Commencement No 3, 3 November (Partial) Other sections to be decided |
| 35-37 | Referral Order | To be decided |
| 38 | Reduction in minimum period of unpaid work for breach of community order | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 39 sch 7 | Youth Default Orders | To be decided |
| 40 | Attendance centres as an alternative to imprisonment for fine defaulters | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 41 | HMCS access to DWP benefit records for fine enforcement | Commencement No 3, 3 November 2008 |
| 42 | Common Law (England and Wales) | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 43 | Common Law (Northern Ireland) | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 44 | Determination of Prosecution Appeals (England and Wales) | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 45 | Determination of Prosecution Appeals (Northern Ireland) | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 46 | Unduly lenient sentence discount | 46(1) and (3) - Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008; 46(2) to be decided |
| 47 sch 8 | Further amendments relating to appeals | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 48 sch 9 | Youth Conditional Caution | To be decided |
| 49 sch 10 | Inclusion of cautions, reprimands and final warnings within ambit of Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 | Commencement No 5, 19 December 2008 |
| 50 | Criminal conviction certificates | Commencement No 5, 19 December 2008 (with section 49) |
| 51 sch 11 | Bail: Electronic Monitoring | Commencement No 3, 3 November 2008 |
| 52 sch 12 | Bail for summary offences | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 53 sch 13 | Allocation and sending procedures in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 | On Royal Assent, 8 May 2008 (but amends unimplemented provisions) |
| 54 | Trials in absence | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 55 | Extension of powers of CPS designated caseworkers | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 56-58 | Criminal Legal Aid | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 59 | Serious Fraud Office pre-investigation powers | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 60 | Contents of accused defence statement | Commencement No 3, 3 November 2008 |
| 61 | Miscarriages of Justice compensation | Commencement No 4, 1 December 2008 |
| 62 | Repeal of requirement to undertake annual review of Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998 | 8 July 2008 (automatically) |
| 63-68 sch 14 | Extreme pornography | Commencement No 4, 26 January 2009 |
| 69-70 | Indecent photographs of children | 8 July 2008 (automatically) |
| 71 | Increase in penalty for publication of obscene items | Commencement No 4, 26 January 2009 |
| 72 | Sexual offences committed outside the UK | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 73 sch 15 | Adoption and Grooming | Adoption - 8 July 2008 (automatically); Grooming - Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 74 sch 16 | Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation | To be decided |
| 75 sch 17 | Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material | To be decided |
| 76 | Self Defence | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 77-78 | Increase in penalties for misuse of personal data and additional defence for journalistic, literary and artistic purposes | To be decided |
| 79 | Abolition of blasphemy | 8 July 2008 (automatically) |
| 80-92 sch 18-19 | Mutual recognition of financial penalties | To be decided |
| 93-96 | Repatriation of Prisoners | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 97 | Amendment to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 98-117 | Violent Offender Orders | To be decided |
| 118 sch 20 | Premises closure orders | Commencement No 4, 1 December 2008 |
| 119-122 sch 21 | New offence of creating nuisance/disturbance on NHS premises | Commencement No 5, 19 December 2008 for definitions only; other sections to be decided |
| 123 | Statutory one-year review of juvenile ASBOs | To be decided |
| 124 | Individual Support Orders | To be decided |
| 125 | Parenting contracts - definition of a local authority | To be decided |
| 126-127 sch 22-23 | New police officer misconduct procedures | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008; Commencement No 3, 3 November 2008; Commencement No 4, 1 December 2008; MoD police provisions to be decided |
| 128 | Financial Assistance under the Police Act 1996 | On Royal Assent, 8 May 2008 |
| 129 | Inspection of Police Authorities | Commencement No 3, 3 November 2008 |
| 130-137 | Special Immigration Status | To be decided |
| 138-139 | Industrial Action by Prison Officers | On Royal Assent, 8 May 2008 (except in Scotland section 138(5)) |
| 140 | Disclosure of information about child sex offenders | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 141 | Sexual offences prevention orders | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 142 sch 24 | Notification requirements | Commencement No 2, 14 July 2008 |
| 143 | Increased sanctions against shops selling tobacco to underaged persons | To be decided |
| 144 | Civil monetary penalty for data controllers | To be decided |
| 145 sch 25 | Amendments to Armed Forces Legislation | To be decided |
| 146 | Human trafficking | To be decided |
Related commencement orders
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Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008
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Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2008
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Criminal and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008
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Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provisions) Order 2008
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The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008

