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2026 No. 1158 (C. 99) CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DOMESTIC ABUSE, ENGLAND AND WALES The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2026 Made 3rd November 2026 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 255(1) and (5) of the Crime and Policing Act 2026.
Propose a change(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2026. (2) In these Regulations, “the 2026 Act” means the Crime and Policing Act 2026.
Propose a changeSection 75 (possession of advice or guidance about creating etc CSA images: England and Wales and Northern Ireland) of the 2026 Act comes into force on 24th November 2026.
Propose a change(1) Subject to paragraph (2), section 142 (domestic abuse protection orders) of the 2026 Act comes into force on 25th November 2026. (2) Subsection 142(2) comes into force for all purposes on 25th November 2026 except for the purpose of— (a) civil proceedings (as referred to in section 31 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021), and (b) family proceedings (as referred to in section 31 and defined in section 56(1) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021).
Propose a changeThe following provisions of the 2026 Act come into force on 26th November 2026— (a) section 128 (stalking protection orders on acquittal etc); (b) section 129 (stalking protection orders on conviction).
Propose a changeThe following provisions of the 2026 Act come into force on 30th November 2026— (a) section 170 (suspension of internet protocol addresses and internet domain names); (b) Schedule 18 (suspension of internet protocol addresses and internet domain names).
Propose a changeThe following provisions of the 2026 Act come into force on 7th December 2026— (a) section 131 (guidance about stalking); (b) section 143 (guidance about honour-based abuse); (c) section 144 (meaning of “honour-based abuse”).
Propose a changeSections 116 and 117 (convictions and cautions for loitering or soliciting when under 18) of the 2026 Act come into force on 15th January 2027.
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