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Since the current Government was elected in 1997, an average of 44 Parliamentary Acts per year have been passed. From 2007, 28 pieces of legislation have been enacted that have implications for the police service workforce. These vary in size and scope, and so does their impact on the work of the Justice sector and in particular the police service. However, many have had a direct impact on the way in which the police service carry out their work. In this section we concentrate on legislation that tends towards a larger impact on the skills needs of the workforce, both currently and in the future.

Legislation is defined in this chapter as Public and Local Acts of UK Parliament, Explanatory Notes to Public Acts, Statutory Instruments and Draft Statutory Instruments.

The provisions of new legislation may not always be immediately implemented. In some cases, legislation was passed in 2004 - 06 but explanatory notes or statutory instruments did not come into force until a year or more later.

Some key pieces of forthcoming legislation, like the Policing & Crime Bill and the Coroners and Justice Bill are covered in the Cross Cutting Themes section to avoid repetition.

References

1	Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (2008) Cannabis: Classification and Public Health. London: Home Office.
2	Citizenship, Immigration and Borders Bill (UK)
3	Cooper, C. (2006) A National Evaluation of Community Support Officers. Findings 271, London: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.
4	Coroners and Justice Bill (UK)
5	Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
6	Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
7	Criminal Law Act 1967
8	Drugs (Reclassification) Bill
9	Home Office Circular 6/2008, 'Implementation of Sections 27-28 and Sections 44-47 of the UK Borders Act 2007, and Implementation of Sections 21-26 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006'.
10	Home Office (2008) PACE review: government proposals in response to the Review of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. London: Home Office.
11	Home Office (2008) Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Seizures of Cash Policy.
12	Home Office Press Release, 21 July 2005, 'Fundamental Review of Murder Law'.
13	Home Office website
14	House of Commons Home Affairs Committee (2009) Policing of the G20 Protests. Eighth Report of the 2008-09 Session. HC 418, London: The Stationery Office Ltd.
15	Human Rights Act 1998
16	Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (UK)
17	Independent Police Complaints Commission (2008) Misses in Police custody: a collaborative study with Forensic Medical Examiners in London. London: IPCC.
18	Law Commission (2006) Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide: Project 6 of the Ninth Programme of Law Reform: Homicide. London: The Stationery Office Ltd.
19	Ministry of Justice (2008) Murder and Manslaughter: Proposals for Reform of the Law. London: Ministry of Justice.
20	Ministry of Justice (2009) Murder, manslaughter, and infanticide: Summary of responses and Government position. CP(R) 19/08. London: Ministry of Justice.
21	NPIA (May 2008) NPIA Digest. London: NPIA p32
22	NPIA (2008) Neighbourhood Policing Programme: PCSO Review. London: NPIA.
23	Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
24	Police Reform Act 2002 (Standard Powers and Duties of Community Support Officers) Order 2007
25	Public Order Act 1986
26	Serious Crime Act 2007 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland)
27	Home Secretary Statement to Parliament, 7 May 2008
28	Transport Security Bill (UK)
29	UK Borders Act 2007

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