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The Sentencing Act 2020 (Serious Violence Reduction Orders: Retention and Disposal of Seized Items) Regulations 2022

Section 342E of the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17) (“the Sentencing Code”) provides constables with a power to search a person subject to a Serious Violence Reduction Order to ascertain if they have a bladed article or offensive weapon with them. Section 342E(4) enables a constable to seize anything found in the course of the search which the constable reasonably suspects to be a bladed article or an offensive weapon.

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17 Oct 2022
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17 Jan 2023