Serious Crime Act 2015

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Serious Crime Act 2015

United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Computer Misuse Act 1990, Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009, section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, the Sexual Offences Act 2003, the Street Offences Act 1959, the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005, the Prison Act 1952 and the Terrorism Act 2006; to make provision about involvement in organised crime groups and about serious crime prevention orders; to make provision for the seizure and forfeiture of drug-cutting agents; to make it an offence to possess an item that contains advice or guidance about committing sexual offences against children; to create an offence in relation to controlling or coercive behaviour in intimate or family relationships; to make provision for the prevention or restriction of the use of communication devices by persons detained in custodial institutions; to make provision approving for the purposes of section 8 of the European Union Act 2011 certain draft decisions under Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union relating to serious crime; to make provision about codes of practice that relate to the exercise and performance, in connection with the prevention or detection of serious crime, of powers and duties in relation to communications; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2015 c.9
Introduced by	Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	3 March 2015
Other legislation
Amends	Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, Computer Misuse Act 1990, Serious Crime Act 2007, Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, Policing and Crime Act 2009, Children and Young Persons Act 1933, Sexual Offences Act 2003, Street Offences Act 1959, Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005, Prison Act 1952, Terrorism Act 2006
Amended by	Investigatory Powers Act 2016, Digital Economy Act 2017, Criminal Finances Act 2017, European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Serious Crime Act 2015 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.^[1] Introduced in June 2014 as part of the Queen's Speech opening the 2014-15 session of Parliament, the Bill was sponsored by the Home Office. It was passed by Parliament on 2 March 2015, and received royal assent on 3 March 2015.^[2]

The Bill proceeding the Act proposed a 'Cinderella Law' to outlaw causing emotional distress of children,^[3] regulate corrupt accountants and other businesses who assist criminal gangs,^[4] regulate 'drug cutting agents',^[5] and deal with offences related to female genital mutilation, paedophilia, and amend the Terrorism Act 2006.