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Official TranscriptStatus: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2026 No. 1090 (C. 89) CRIMINAL LAW The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2026 Made - - - - 15th October 2026 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section...
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2026 No. 1090 (C. 89) CRIMINAL LAW The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2026 Made - - - - 15th October 2026 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 255(1) of the Crime and Policing Act 2026(1).
Citation and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2026.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Crime and Policing Act 2026.
Provisions coming into force on 6th November 2026
2. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 6th November 2026—
(a) section 104(1) to (3) (pornographic images of strangulation or suffocation: England and Wales and Northern Ireland), so far as it extends to England and Wales;
(b) section 104(4) and (5);
(c) section 106 (pornographic images of sex between relatives);
(d) section 107 (pornographic images of sexual activity with child under 16);
(e) section 137 (child abduction).
Provision coming into force on 16th November 2026
3. Section 242 of the Act (provisions for pardons and criminal records of women prosecuted under abortion law) comes into force on 16th November 2026.
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Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State Alex Davies-Jones Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 15th October 2026 Ministry of Justice 2Document Generated: 2026-10-16
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EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations bring into force specified provisions of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20) (“the Act”). These are the fourth commencement regulations made under the Act.
Regulation 2 brings a number of provisions into force on 6th November 2026. These provisions relate to offences concerning the possession and publication of specified kinds of pornography, and child abduction, in England and Wales.
Regulation 3 brings section 242 of the Act into force on 16th November 2026. Section 242 makes provision for pardons and the deletion of relevant details in criminal records of women convicted of, cautioned for, arrested for, or investigated on suspicion of, an offence under the law related to abortion, where they were acting in relation to their own pregnancy.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this statutory instrument as impact assessments were produced in relation to the Act. Copies can be obtained from the Ministry of Justice at 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ, or from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/crime- and-policing-act-2026-impact-assessments.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS (This note is not part of the Regulations) The following provisions of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20) have been, or will be, brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No. sections 1 and 2 26th October 2026 2026/960
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section 44 29th June 2026 2026/689
section 50 (partially) 21st September 2026 2026/960
section 58(6) 21st September 2026 2026/960
section 61(2) and (4) 21st September 2026 2026/960
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section 63 (partially) 21st September 2026 2026/960
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section 103 29th June 2026 2026/689 sections 113 to 115 29th September 2026 2026/960
section 139 1st September 2026 2026/939 sections 151 to 156 29th October 2026 2026/960 sections 157 to 163 29th June 2026 2026/689 sections 165 and 166 29th June 2026 2026/689
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section 189(1) (partially) 29th June 2026 2026/689 sections 197 and 198 29th October 2026 2026/960
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section 214 29th June 2026 2026/689
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section 246 29th September 2026 2026/960
section 247(3)(b) 29th June 2026 2026/689 Schedule 1 26th October 2026 2026/960 Schedule 2 26th October 2026 2026/960 Schedule 3 26th October 2026 2026/960 Schedule 5 29th June 2026 2026/689 paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 21st September 2026 2026/960
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Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. paragraph 24 of Schedule 13 29th June 2026 2026/689 Schedule 14 29th June 2026 2026/689 Schedule 16 29th October 2026 2026/960 Schedule 17 29th June 2026 2026/689 paragraphs 1 to 5, 7 to 16, 25, 29th June 2026 2026/689 26(3) (partially) and 27 to 54 of Schedule 21 paragraphs 1(3), 5(1)(b), 6, 29th June 2026 2026/689 7(2) and (3), 9(2), 11(3) and 13(e) of Schedule 25 (partially) Schedule 25 (remainder) 21st September 2026 2026/960 5