Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

This segment sets various criminal justice rules, including sentencing credit for certain bail conditions, disclosure and use offences, release and recall powers, compensation limits, and an offence for possessing extreme pornographic images.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
Act or statute
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Language
en
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This segment sets various criminal justice rules, including sentencing credit for certain bail conditions, disclosure and use offences, release and recall powers, compensation limits, and an offence for possessing extreme pornographic images. This provision makes a series of amendments, including changes to sexual offences rules, self-defence rules, prisoner transfer powers, violent offender orders, and notification duties. The text creates notification duties for offenders, allows police identity checks, gives the Secretary of State several regulation and guidance powers, and adds offences, penalties, and NHS premises rules. This segment creates tobacco-related offences, sets a defence of due diligence for one offence, imposes a summary fine up to £20,000, and gives the Commissioner and Secretary of State powers and duties around monetary penalty notices and guidance. This provision amends several criminal law rules, including appeals, bail, youth conditional cautions, spent cautions, and related court powers.