| Short Title: | Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the powers of courts to deal with offenders and defaulters and to the treatment of such persons, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. |
| Statute Book Chapter: | 2000 c.6 |
| Introduced By: | Jack Straw |
| Royal Assent: | 25 May 2000 |
| Commencement: | 25 August 2000 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Criminal Justice Act 2003, Police and Justice Act 2006, Sentencing Act 2020 |
| Status: | Amended |
| Original Text: | http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000006_en_1 |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c.6) is a consolidation Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brings together parts of several other Acts dealing with the sentencing treatment of offenders and defaulters.[1] It was drafted by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.[2]
With amendments, it consolidated sentencing legislation previously spread across twelve separate Acts.[3] Much of the Act has been repealed by the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which introduced significant changes to sentencing from 2005,[4] Most of the rest was replaced by the Sentencing Act 2020.