SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Cautions: consequential amendments

I135Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12)

1

Section 102 (out-of-court disposals) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2)—

a

after paragraph (b) insert—

ba

a person authorised by a prosecution authority under section 98(7) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 for purposes relating to diversionary or community cautions;

b

in paragraph (c), omit “section 22 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (conditional cautions) or”.

3

In subsection (6)—

a

in the definition of “caution”, for the words from “includes” to “2003” substitute “means a diversionary or community caution given under Part 6 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022”;

b

for the definition of “investigating officer” and “relevant prosecutor” substitute—

  • “investigating officer” has the meaning given by section 121 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022;

  • “relevant prosecutor” has the meaning given by section 66H of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998;