The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Made: 21st January 2021

Laid before Parliament: 25th January 2021

Coming into force: 16th February 2021

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87(1)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003[^f00001].

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 16th February 2021.

• (2) In these Regulations, “the 2018 Regulations” means the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018[^f00002].

• (3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendment of prescribed police stations

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The Schedule to the 2018 Regulations is amended as specified in the second column of the table in the Schedule to these Regulations.

SCHEDULE

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Omit the entry relating to Wells Police Station

2

In the entry relating to Street Police Station, before “West End” insert “5-7”

3

For the entry relating to Trinity Road Police Station, substitute—

4

In the entry relating to Keynsham Police Centre, for “1SX” substitute “1SA”

5

At the end insert—

1

In the entry relating to Buxton Police Station, for “Buxton Police Station” substitute “Buxton Divisional Police Station”

2

In the entry relating to Chesterfield Police Station—

1

For the entry relating to Truro Police Station, substitute—

2

In the entry relating to Charles Cross Police Station, for “Charles Cross Police Station” substitute “Plymouth Police Station”

3

Omit the entries relating to Exeter Police Station and Barnstaple Police Station

4

At the end insert—

1

For the entry relating to City Centre Police Station, substitute—

2

In each place where they occur, omit the words “GMP Divisional Headquarters”

3

In the entry relating to Bolton Police Station, for “1HD” substitute “1HX”

4

In the entry relating to Wigan Police Station, for “0UP” substitute “0UF”

5

For the entry relating to Rochdale Police Station substitute—

1

In the entry relating to Newport Police Station, for “3 Cardiff Road” substitute “1-3 Cardiff Road”

2

In the entry relating to Ebbw Vale Police Station, before “Bethcar Street” insert “28”

3

For the entry relating to Blackwood Police Station substitute—

1

In the entry relating to Osborne Street Police Station, before “Osborne Street” in the second place where those words occur insert“55”

2

In the entry relating to Scunthorpe Police Station, before “Corporation Road” insert “26”

1

Omit the entry relating to Speke Police Station

2

At the end insert—

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In the entry relating to Shoreham Police Station, for “6DB” substitute “6PA”

2

For the entry relating to Eastbourne Police Station substitute—

3

In the entry for Eastbourne Hammonds Drive Police Station, for “Eastbourne Hammonds Drive Police Station” substitute “Police Patrol Centre”

4

In the entry relating to Hailsham Police Station, for “1AB” substitute “1DA”

5

In the entry relating to Rye Police Station, for “7AS” substitute “7AN”

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At the end insert—

1

In the entry relating to Stechford Police Station, for “8RR” substitute “8PR”

2

In the entry relating to Bloxwich Police Station, before “Station Street” insert “1”

3

In the entry relating to West Bromwich Police Station, for “8HS” substitute “7AQ”

Signed

Victoria Atkins — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Home Office — 21st January 2021

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/447) (“the 2018 Regulations”).

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) (“the 2003 Act”) imposes notification requirements on offenders convicted of certain sex offences. These offenders are called “relevant offenders”. The 2003 Act requires relevant offenders to notify certain personal information to the police. Section 87(1) of the 2003 Act provides that relevant offenders in England and Wales and Northern Ireland give such notifications by attending at any police station in the relevant offender’s local police area which is prescribed in regulations. The 2018 Regulations prescribe those police stations in England and Wales. Section 87(1) of the 2003 Act was amended in relation to Scotland further to the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (2012 asp 8), which replaced the individual police forces in Scotland with the Police Service of Scotland. The Police Service of Scotland has jurisdiction over Scotland as a whole and so the designation of local police areas is no longer required in Scotland.

These Regulations make changes to the list of police stations prescribed by the 2018 Regulations in 18 of the local police areas.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 c. 42. Section 87(1)(a) was amended in relation to Scotland by S.S.I. 2013/119, but that amendment is not relevant for these Regulations.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2018/447, as amended by S.I. 2019/1055.