Crime and Security Act 2010

Long title

A Bill to make provision about police powers of stop and search; about the taking, retention, destruction and use of evidential material; for the protection of victims of domestic violence; about injunctions in respect of gang-related violence; about anti-social behaviour orders; about the private security industry; about possession of mobile telephones in prison; about air weapons; and for connected purposes.

Summary

<p>This Bill contains a range of policing, crime and security measures.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>reduces information requirements for police stops and searches</li><li>establishes new time limits for the retention of DNA samples, DNA profiles and fingerprints (following a European Court of Human Rights judgement) together with extensions to the circumstances in which such samples can be collected</li><li>introduces a new Domestic Violence Protection Notice, by which a senior police officer could require a suspected perpetrator to stop molesting a victim and to leave the premises, pending application to court for the Bill&rsquo;s new Domestic Violence Protection Order</li><li>extends the new injunctions to prevent gang-related violence to under 18s</li><li>strengthens the legal assumption that a court will make a parenting order when 10-15 year olds are convicted for a breach of an anti-social behaviour order</li><li>establishes a new licensing requirement for businesses carrying out vehicle immobilisation, in addition to the existing one for individuals</li><li>introduces a new criminal offence of possessing a mobile telephone in prison</li><li>introduces a new offence of allowing minors access to air weapons</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

1. 1st reading· Commons

   19 November 2009 – 19 November 2009

2. 2nd reading· Commons

   18 January 2010 – 18 January 2010

3. Programme motion· Commons

   18 January 2010 – 9 February 2010

4. Money resolution· Commons

   18 January 2010 – 18 January 2010

5. Committee stage· Commons

   26 January 2010 – 23 February 2010

6. Report stage· Commons

   8 March 2010 – 8 March 2010

7. 3rd reading· Commons

   8 March 2010 – 8 March 2010

8. 1st reading· Lords

   9 March 2010 – 9 March 2010

9. 2nd reading· Lords

   29 March 2010 – 29 March 2010

10. Committee stage· Lords

    7 April 2010 – 7 April 2010

11. Report stage· Lords

    7 April 2010 – 7 April 2010

12. 3rd reading· Lords

    7 April 2010 – 7 April 2010

13. Royal Assent· Unassigned

    8 April 2010 – 8 April 2010