Coroners and Justice Act 2009

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The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 is a UK statute that overhauled the law on coroners, inquests, homicide and criminal justice, and created the framework for modern sentencing guidelines in England and Wales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
abolishedDoctrine provocation as a partial defence to murder in England and Wales ⓘ
amended Criminal Justice Act 2003 ⓘ
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 ⓘ
Suicide Act 1961 ⓘ
amendedAreaOfLaw law of homicide in England and Wales ⓘ
citation 2009 c. 25 ⓘ
containsPart Part 1 – Coroners etc ⓘ
Part 2 – Criminal Offences ⓘ
Part 3 – Criminal Evidence, Investigations and Procedure ⓘ
Part 4 – Sentencing ⓘ
Part 5 – Miscellaneous ⓘ
Part 6 – Final Provisions ⓘ
containsProvisionOn anonymity of witnesses in criminal proceedings ⓘ
assisting or encouraging suicide ⓘ
data protection and information sharing ⓘ
sentencing for dangerous offenders ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBody Sentencing Council for England and Wales ⓘ
createdOffence non-consensual voyeuristic recording of a child for sexual gratification ⓘ
participating in the criminal activities of an organised crime group ⓘ
possession of a prohibited image of a child ⓘ
establishedFrameworkFor sentencing guidelines in England and Wales ⓘ
government Government of Gordon Brown ⓘ
introducedBy Jack Straw ⓘ
introducedDefence loss of control (partial defence to murder) ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to make provision about coroners and about death certification; to amend the law relating to criminal evidence, procedure and sentencing; to amend the law relating to homicide; and for connected purposes. ⓘ
parliamentarySession 2008–09 ⓘ
partiallyCommencedIn 2010 ⓘ
reformed office of coroner in England and Wales ⓘ
system of coroners’ inquests in England and Wales ⓘ
replacedBody Sentencing Advisory Panel ⓘ
Sentencing Guidelines Council ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2009-11-12 ⓘ
shortTitle Coroners and Justice Act 2009 ⓘ
subjectMatter coroners ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ
homicide law ⓘ
inquests ⓘ
sentencing ⓘ
territorialExtent England and Wales ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
yearEnacted 2009 ⓘ

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Sentencing Council for England and Wales → legalBasis → Coroners and Justice Act 2009 ⓘ
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 → shortTitle → Coroners and Justice Act 2009 ⓘ
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 → longTitle → An Act to make provision about coroners and about death certification; to amend the law relating to criminal evidence, procedure and sentencing; to amend the law relating to homicide; and for connected purposes. ⓘ
linked to: Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 → containsPart → Part 1 – Coroners etc ⓘ
linked to: Coroners and Justice Act 2009