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Serious Crime Act 2007
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· 2007-10-30
2025-12-02
Serious Crime Act 2007
2024-01-01
Serious Crime Act 2007
2023-12-26
Serious Crime Act 2007
2023-12-20
Serious Crime Act 2007
2023-10-26
Serious Crime Act 2007
2023-02-07
Serious Crime Act 2007
2022-04-28
Serious Crime Act 2007
2021-06-29
Serious Crime Act 2007
2020-12-31
Serious Crime Act 2007
2019-11-06
Serious Crime Act 2007
2019-04-12
Serious Crime Act 2007
2017-04-27
Serious Crime Act 2007
Changes on 2017-04-27
@@ -2757,6 +2757,8 @@
- (5) An offence at common law of cheating in relation to the public revenue.
- (6) An offence under section 45 or 46 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (failure to prevent the facilitation of UK tax evasion offences or foreign tax evasion offences).
#### Corruption and bribery
##### 9
@@ -2984,6 +2986,8 @@
- (4) An offence under section 35 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) (tax credit fraud).
- (5) An offence at common law of cheating in relation to the public revenue.
- (6) An offence under section 45 or 46 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (failure to prevent the facilitation of UK tax evasion offences or foreign tax evasion offences).
#### Corruption and bribery
@@ -6800,9 +6804,9 @@
#### Incidents involving serious violence: powers to stop and search
#### Appeals from Crown Court
#### Appeals from High Court of Justiciary and sheriff
#### Additional right of appeal from High Court
#### Additional right of appeal from Court of Session
### Drug trafficking
@@ -6818,7 +6822,7 @@
### Fraud
### Offences in relation to public revenue
### Offences in relation to public revenue etc
### Bribery
@@ -6850,7 +6854,7 @@
### Fraud
### Offences in relation to public revenue
### Offences in relation to public revenue etc
### Bribery
@@ -8510,17 +8514,27 @@
[^key-9643a451bf25476bc3de3ce2403d4956]: Sch. 1 para. 29A and cross-heading inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.4.2017 in force in so far as not already in force) by [Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/3), [ss. 151(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/3/section/151/4), [183(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/3/section/183/3)[(5)(e)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/3/section/183/5/e)
[^key-1571a75b3fbdc65dd6e45e15f095ed62]: Word in Sch. 1 para. 8 cross-heading inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes) by [Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22), [ss. 51(2)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/51/2/a), [58(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/58/5)[(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/58/6)
[^key-934e3775bd2946d1563938c6a4d69cae]: Word in Sch. 1 para. 16G cross-heading inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes) by [Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22), [ss. 51(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/51/2/b), [58(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/58/5)[(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/58/6)
[^key-27b1dee8bde6d71d8f5edff8f210e8c6]: Sch. 1 para. 16G(5) inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes) by [Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22), [ss. 51(2)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/51/2/b), [58(5)(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/58/5)
[^key-8cfa4c3cd47a24344dd189f18888e4b4]: Sch. 1 para. 24(6) inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes) by [Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22), [ss. 51(2)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/51/2/c), [58(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/58/5)[(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/58/6)
[^key-ee444d41c721cf8e504f35be297c399d]: Sch. 1 para. 8(6) inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes) by [Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22), [ss. 51(2)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/51/2/a), [58(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/58/5)[(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/22/section/58/6)
[^M_F_41f1c312-c936-4775-d27a-622492ddd230]: Sch. 1 para. 18(2) repealed (N.I.) (14.1.2015) by [Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 2 (N.I.))](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/2), [s. 28(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/2/section/28/2), [Sch. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/2/schedule/5)
[^M_F_c4445bb5-d16c-4f10-f19c-1801d2b8043f]: Sch. 1 para. 18(3) repealed (N.I.) (14.1.2015) by [Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 2 (N.I.))](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/2), [s. 28(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/2/section/28/2), [Sch. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/2/schedule/5)
#### Involvement in serious crime: Scotland orders
#### Involvement in serious crime: England and Wales orders
#### Disclosure of information in accordance with orders
#### Interpretation: Part 1
#### Involvement in serious crime: supplementary
#### Involvement in serious crime: Northern Ireland orders
#### No individual liability in respect of corporate manslaughter
@@ -8672,7 +8686,7 @@
- (6) But nothing in this section authorises a disclosure, in contravention of any provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998, of personal data which are not exempt from those provisions.
#### Other exceptions
#### Any individual must be 18 or over
### Extension of jurisdiction: Scotland
@@ -8948,9 +8962,9 @@
and the references to sections 124 to 125 of the Insolvency Act 1986 include references to those sections as applied by section 221(1) of that Act (unregistered companies).
#### Bodies corporate including limited liability partnerships
#### Functions of applicant authorities
#### Powers to wind up: supplementary
#### Proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary and sheriff court
##### 36A
@@ -8970,23 +8984,23 @@
- (6) A variation of a serious crime prevention order may be made as mentioned in section 22B(4)(b), or (as the case may be) a variation of or a new serious crime prevention order may be made as mentioned in section 22C(4)(b), in spite of anything in sections 246 and 247 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
#### Interpretation: Part 1
#### Encouraging or assisting an offence believing it will be committed
#### Powers of law enforcement officers to retain documents
#### Intentionally encouraging or assisting an offence
#### No individual liability in respect of corporate manslaughter
#### Encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence
#### Consequential amendments: Part 2
#### Disclosure of information to prevent fraud
#### Penalty and prosecution for offence under section 69
#### Abolition of Assets Recovery Agency and redistribution of functions etc.
#### Offence for certain further disclosures of information
#### Data matching
#### Use of search warrants etc. for detained cash investigations
#### Powers to seize property to which restraint orders apply
#### Further provision about detained cash investigations
#### Supplementary provision in relation to new powers
@@ -8994,13 +9008,13 @@
#### Civil recovery management receivers
#### Disclosure of information by Revenue and Customs
#### Powers for prosecutors to appear in cash recovery proceedings
#### Incidents involving serious violence: powers to stop and search
#### Extension of investigatory powers of Revenue and Customs
#### Supplementary, incidental and consequential provision
#### Orders
##### 1ZA
@@ -9162,7 +9176,7 @@
- (c) section 329 (acquisition, use and possession of criminal property).
### Offences in relation to public revenue
### Offences in relation to public revenue etc
##### 16G
@@ -9174,6 +9188,8 @@
- (4) An offence under section 35 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (tax credit fraud).
- (5) An offence under section 45 or 46 of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (failure to prevent the facilitation of UK tax evasion offences or foreign tax evasion offences).
### Bribery
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2010-01-12
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2009-10-01
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2009-06-18
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2008-10-01
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2008-04-28
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2008-04-06
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2008-04-01
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2008-03-01
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2008-02-15
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2007-10-30
Serious Crime Act 2007
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