Police and Justice Bill Regulatory Impact Assessments

The Police and Justice Bill will help build safer communities by driving forward key elements of the Government's police reform programme and measures contained in the Respect Action Plan. It will help sustain further improvements in performance at neighbourhood, basic command unit, force, national and international levels.

Date: Fri Mar 17 13:09:29 GMT 2006

• Race Equality Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 107kb)

  Today, there is less chance of being a victim of crime than for more than 20 years. But crime and the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour are still too high. Communities continue to face threats from terrorism; organised crime; volume crime such as burglary and vehicle theft, often driven by drug abuse; violent crime, much of it alcohol-related; and anti-social behaviour.

• The Introduction of Oversight by the IPCC of Certain Functions of Immigration Officers in England and Wales Regulatory Impact Assessment. (PDF file - 71kb)

  Currently, immigration arrest activity is subject to a Protocol between the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) and the Complaints Audit Committee (CAC). This provides for accelerated handling of complaints and a scrutinising role for the Complaints Audit Committee (CAC). This is not a statutory role and principally it fulfils an audit function.

• Amendments to Injunctions for Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 85kb)

  1. Amendments to: • Section 91 of the Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003 (s91) - power of arrest attached to section 222 injunctions available under the Local Government Act 1972 • Section 153A of the Housing Act 1996 - housing injunctions commonly known as 'ASBIs'.

• Amendments to the Partnership Provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 188kb)

  Policing and Justice Bill – amendments to the partnership provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 as amended by the Police Reform Act 2002 (proposals from the CDA Review).

• Draft Data Capture Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 122kb)

  Enhanced powers to enable the Police to capture passenger and crew data on air and sea journeys within the UK. To facilitate the acquisition, pooling and joint analysis of bulk data as part of the e-Borders programme. The powers will enhance the Police’s ability to investigate terrorism and serious organised crime.

• Simplifying Police Powers of Stop and Search at Airports Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 92kb)

  Introducing a new power to enable police to stop and search any person or vehicle in any area of an airport, whether designated or non-designated, where they have reasonable grounds to suspect that criminal activity has, or is about to take place.

• Extending Parenting Contracts and Orders Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 140kb)

  The PM announced in September 2005 his commitment to making parenting contracts and parenting orders more widely available. Our proposals will allow local authorities and Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to enter into parenting contracts and apply for parenting orders. These agencies already intervene with the child/young person and parents at an early stage of anti-social behaviour and should have the full range of tools at their disposal.

• Inspectorate for Justice, Community Safety and Custody Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 140kb)

  Legislation to establish an Inspectorate for Justice and Community Safety. The Government’s aim is to simplify the process of inspection, to relate inspection more closely to the needs of users of the inspected services and, in doing so, to reduce the overall cost of inspection. To help achieve this the Government is reducing the number of inspection bodies from eleven to four.

• Powers of Community Support Officers Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 111kb)

  Proposal to establish a set of standard powers for community support officers.

• The "Community Call for Action" Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 68kb)

  The objective of this proposal is to give communities (defined as an individual or a community group raising an issue of community concern) a mechanism for them to request action on a community safety issue which they consider that the police and/or other crime and disorder reduction partners have failed to address adequately.

• Disclosure of Death Registration Information (PDF file - 59kb)

  The overall objective of the proposed amendment is to extend the powers of the RGs for England and Wales, and North Ireland to disclose death registration information to the police, sp police forces, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and other persons or bodies specifically for the purposes of the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of offences, which would include Impersonation of the Deceased (IOD) fraud.

• The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 974kb)

  The national policing landscape currently comprises the following organisations: Centrex, which leads on police training and development; the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) which leads on IT delivery to the police service; the Home Office Policing Policy Directorate; the Home Office Police Standards Unit (now the Police and Crime Standards Unit); some of the Association of Chief Police Officers’ (ACPO) functions; and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).

• Overarching Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 300kb)

  The overall objectives of the proposed legislation are to build safer communities by driving forward key elements of the police reform programme and sustain improvements in performance at neighbourhood, Basic Command Unit, force, national and international levels and helping build a culture of respect to tackle antisocial behaviour at its roots.

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