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Offences under section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; Offences under Part V of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994; Offences under Part II of the Criminal Law Act 1977; Offences under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977; Bomb hoaxes, contrary to section 51 of the Criminal Law Act 1977
any enactment contained in sections 6, 7, 8 or 10 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 (offences relating to entering and remaining on property), section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986 (fear or provocation of violence), section 4 (driving etc. when under influence of drink or drugs) or section 163 (failure to stop for police) of the Road Traffic Act 1988,
[nb 1] Most law enforcement duties are carried out by police constables of a territorial police force. As of 2021, there were 39 territorial police forces in England, 4 in Wales, one in Scotland, and one in Northern Ireland. [1] Each is responsible for most law enforcement and crime reduction in its police area.
English criminal law concerns offences, their prevention and the consequences, in England and Wales. Criminal conduct is considered to be a wrong against the whole of a community, rather than just the private individuals affected.
The PNLD (Police National Legal Database) is a British online police information resource of criminal justice legislation accessible online. The organisation is managed by the West Yorkshire Police and its database contains Acts of Parliament, Common Law, Regulations, Orders and Byelaws, Case Summaries and the National Standard Offence Wordings and Codes that are used in the court system of ...
National law enforcement bodies, including the National Crime Agency and national police forces that have a specific, non-regional jurisdiction, such as the British Transport Police. The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 refers to these as 'special police forces', not including the NCA which is not a police force. In addition, there ...
(2) Refusing to aid a law enforcement officer is a petty misdemeanor. (3) A person who complies with this section by aiding a law enforcement officer shall not be held liable to any person for damages resulting therefrom, provided he acted reasonably under the circumstances known to him at the time. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 2001, c 91, §4]
All criminal cases start in the magistrates' court and over 95 per cent of them will end there – only the most serious offences go to Crown Court. [5] Summary offences are the least serious criminal offences. They include driving offences, vandalism, criminal damage of low value, low-level violent offences and being drunk and disorderly.