Criminal Justice Act 1987
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The Criminal Justice Act 1987 is a UK statute that, among other reforms, created and empowered the Serious Fraud Office to investigate and prosecute complex and serious fraud.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Criminal Justice Act 1987 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1961672 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Criminal Justice Act 1987 Context triple: [Serious Fraud Office, legalBasis, Criminal Justice Act 1987]
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A.
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 is a key UK statute that established the modern framework for public prosecutions, including the creation and functions of the Crown Prosecution Service and the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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B.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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C.
Criminal Justice Act of 1964
The Criminal Justice Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established and funded a nationwide system for providing legal representation to indigent defendants in federal criminal cases.
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D.
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is a major UK statute that overhauled the legal aid system, reformed sentencing, and introduced a range of criminal justice and civil justice changes.
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E.
Security Service Act 1989
The Security Service Act 1989 is a UK law that formally placed the Security Service (MI5) on a statutory footing, defining its functions, powers, and oversight arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Criminal Justice Act 1987 Target entity description: The Criminal Justice Act 1987 is a UK statute that, among other reforms, created and empowered the Serious Fraud Office to investigate and prosecute complex and serious fraud.
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A.
Prosecution of Offences Act 1985
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 is a key UK statute that established the modern framework for public prosecutions, including the creation and functions of the Crown Prosecution Service and the role of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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B.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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C.
Criminal Justice Act of 1964
The Criminal Justice Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established and funded a nationwide system for providing legal representation to indigent defendants in federal criminal cases.
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D.
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is a major UK statute that overhauled the legal aid system, reformed sentencing, and introduced a range of criminal justice and civil justice changes.
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E.
Security Service Act 1989
The Security Service Act 1989 is a UK law that formally placed the Security Service (MI5) on a statutory footing, defining its functions, powers, and oversight arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| amends | law relating to criminal justice administration ⓘ |
| appliesTo | serious or complex fraud cases ⓘ |
| citation | 1987 c. 38 ⓘ |
| classification | public general Act ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part I
ⓘ
Part II ⓘ Part III ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created | Serious Fraud Office ⓘ |
| empowered | Serious Fraud Office ⓘ |
| enablingProvisionFor |
appointment of staff of the Serious Fraud Office
ⓘ
appointment of the Director of the Serious Fraud Office ⓘ |
| establishes | framework for investigation of serious or complex fraud by the Serious Fraud Office ⓘ |
| grantsPower |
power to compel production of documents in serious or complex fraud investigations
ⓘ
power to require answers to questions in serious or complex fraud investigations ⓘ power to search premises under warrant in serious or complex fraud investigations ⓘ power to the Director of the Serious Fraud Office to investigate serious or complex fraud ⓘ |
| hasKeyInstitution | Director of the Serious Fraud Office ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Kingdom criminal justice reform in the 1980s ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force, as amended ⓘ |
| legislativeArea |
criminal law
ⓘ
economic crime ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make further provision for the administration of criminal justice, including provision for the investigation of fraud; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| parliament |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| providesFor |
admissibility of evidence obtained under Serious Fraud Office powers
ⓘ
cooperation between the Serious Fraud Office and other prosecuting authorities ⓘ offences relating to failure to comply with Serious Fraud Office notices ⓘ |
| purpose | to investigate and prosecute complex and serious fraud ⓘ |
| regulates | conduct of investigations by the Serious Fraud Office ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Serious Fraud Office
ⓘ
fraud prosecutions in England and Wales ⓘ white-collar crime enforcement in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1987-05-15 ⓘ |
| sectionCreatesBody |
section 1
ⓘ
section 2 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Criminal Justice Act 1987 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal justice
ⓘ
criminal procedure ⓘ fraud investigation ⓘ serious fraud ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | primary legislation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1987 ⓘ |
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