Criminal Justice Act 1967

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The Criminal Justice Act 1967 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed criminal procedure and sentencing, including introducing modern parole arrangements and other measures affecting the administration of justice in England and Wales.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom legislation
affectedAdministrationOfJustice yes
appliesTo England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
country United Kingdom
introducedParoleSystem yes
jurisdiction England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
languageOfText English
legalArea criminal law
criminal procedure
sentencing law
legalSystem common law
legislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
paroleArrangementsDescribedAs modern parole arrangements
purpose to introduce modern parole arrangements
to make further provision for the administration of justice in criminal matters
to reform criminal procedure in the United Kingdom
to reform sentencing in criminal cases
reformedSentencing yes
region Great Britain
royalAssentDate 1967
shortTitle Criminal Justice Act 1967 self-link
subjectMatter criminal courts procedure
criminal justice
parole
sentencing policy
typeOfReform criminal procedure reform
sentencing reform
yearEnacted 1967

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Parole Board for England and Wales legalBasis Criminal Justice Act 1967
Criminal Justice Act 1967 shortTitle Criminal Justice Act 1967 self-link