Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005^[1]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	Long title An Act to provide for the establishment and functions of the Serious Organised Crime Agency; to make provision about investigations, prosecutions, offenders and witnesses in criminal proceedings and the protection of persons involved in investigations or proceedings; to provide for the implementation of certain international obligations relating to criminal matters; to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; to make further provision for combatting crime and disorder, including new provision about powers of arrest and search warrants and about parental compensation orders; to make further provision about the police and policing and persons supporting the police; to make provision for protecting certain organisations from interference with their activities; to make provision about criminal records; to provide for the Private Security Industry Act 2001 to extend to Scotland; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2005 c. 15
Introduced by	David Blunkett, Home Secretary
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland (partial); Northern Ireland (partial);
Dates
Royal assent	7 April 2005
Repealed	30 March 2012 (clauses 132-138); 7 October 2013 (Part 1); 3 May 2015-1 March 2016 (Part 2, chapter 3)
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Public Order (Amendment) Act 1996
Amended by	Armed Forces Act 2006; Police and Justice Act 2006; Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006; Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006; Terrorism Act 2006; Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006; Legal Services Act 2007; Serious Crime Act 2007; Coroners and Justice Act 2009; Policing and Crime Act 2009; Bribery Act 2010; Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010; Charities Act 2011; Financial Services Act 2012; Protection of Freedoms Act 2012; Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014; Deregulation Act 2015; Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016; Criminal Finances Act 2017; Policing and Crime Act 2017; Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018; Sentencing Act 2020;
Repealed by	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (clauses 132-138); Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Part 1); Serious Crime Act 2015 (Part 2, chapter 3)
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Serious Organized Crime and Police Act 2005^[1] (c. 15) (often abbreviated to SOCPA or SOCAP) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom aimed primarily at creating the Serious Organised Crime Agency. It also significantly extended and simplified the powers of arrest of a constable and introduced restrictions on protests in the vicinity of the Palace of Westminster. It was introduced into the House of Commons on 24 November 2004 and was passed by Parliament and given royal assent on 7 April 2005.^[3]

Measures to introduce a specific offence of "incitement to religious hatred" were included in early drafts of the Act, but then dropped so the bill would pass before the 2005 general election. The offence has since been created by the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006.

^ ^a ^b The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 179(1) of this Act.
^ "House of Commons Hansard, Vol. 428 Col. 102". Hansard. London: United Kingdom Parliament. 24 November 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
^ Introductory text, Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

[st-1] The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 179(1) of this Act.

[2] "House of Commons Hansard, Vol. 428 Col. 102". Hansard. London: United Kingdom Parliament. 24 November 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[3] Introductory text, Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

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