Prosecution of Offences Act 1985

Prosecution of Offences Act 1985^[a]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to provide for the establishment of a Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales; to make provision as to costs in criminal cases; to provide for the imposition of time limits in relation to preliminary stages of criminal proceedings; to amend section 42 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 and section 3 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969; to make provision with respect to consents to prosecutions; to repeal section 9 of the Perjury Act 1911; and for connected purposes.
Citation	1985 c. 23
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	23 May 1985
Commencement	various
Other legislation
Amends	Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933; Bail Act 1976; Senior Courts Act 1981;
Repeals/revokes	Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973;
Amended by	Criminal Justice Act 1987; Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004; Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004; Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006; Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008; Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015; Offensive Weapons Act 2019; Public Order Act 2023; Victims and Courts Act 2026;
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its main provisions are to establish the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), to transfer the responsibility of prosecution of offences from the police to the CPS,^[1] and to codify the prosecution process.

Notes

↑ Section 31(1).
↑ Section 31(2)–(4).

References

↑ David S. Wall. "The Historical Development of Policing". Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of Leeds. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2008.

External links

Text of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
Text of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

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[1] Section 31(1).

[2] Section 31(2)–(4).

[3] David S. Wall. "The Historical Development of Policing". Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of Leeds. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2008.

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