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Grevious Bodily Harm (with intent)

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S18 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861

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Grevious Bodily Harm

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S20 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861

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Actual Bodily Harm

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S47 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861

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Controlling and coercive behaviour

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S76 Serious Crime Act 2015

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Offence of Stalking

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S2A Protection from Harassment Act 1997

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Affray

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S3 Public Order Act 1986

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Intentional harassment, alarm or distress

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S4a Public Order Act 1986

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Prohibition of Harassment

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S1 Protection from Harassment Act 1997

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Assault on Constables

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S89 Police Act 1996

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Common Law for public disorder

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Breach of the Peace

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Fear or provocation of violence

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S4 Public Order Act 1986

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Offence of Harassment

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S2 Protection from Harassment Act 1997

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Harassment, alarm or distress

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S5 Public Order Act 1986

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Entry for purpose of arrest

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S17 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

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Attempt to choke, strangle or suffocate

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S21 Offence against the Persons Act 1861

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Powers for a constable to use reasonable force

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S117 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

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Power of Entry in relation to the offence of stalking

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S2b Protection from Harassment Act 1997

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Use of force in making arrest (Police and Public)

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S3 Criminal Law Act 1967

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Duty to consider crime and disorder implications (partnerships with police)

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S17 Crime and Disorder Act 1998

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Arrest without warrant

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S24 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

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Drunk and incapable in a public space

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S1 Licensing Act 1902

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Prohibition of carrying an offensive weapon

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S1 Prevention of Crime Act 1953

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Common Assault and Battery

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Common Law (S39 Criminal Justice Act 1988)

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Racially or religiously aggravated public order offences

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S31 Crime and Disorder Act 1998

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Putting people in fear of violence (harassment)
S4 Protection from Harassment Act 1997
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Assault with intent to resist or prevent lawful arrest
S38 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861
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Racially or religiously aggravated harassment/stalking offences
S32 Crime and Disorder Act 1998
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Intimidation of witnesses, jurors and others
S51 Criminal Justice and Public Law Act 1994
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Drunk and disorderly in a public place
S91 (1) Criminal Justice Act 1967
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Violence for securing entry
S6 Criminal Law Act 1977
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Failing to comply with a public space protection order
S67 Anti-social behaviour, crime and Policing Act 2014
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Reasonable force for purposes of self defence
S76 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
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Racially or religiously aggravated assaults
S145 Criminal Justice Act 2003
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Racially or religiously aggravated offences related to disability, sexuality and transgender
S146 Criminal Justice Act 2003
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Possession of a controlled drug without lawful authority
S5 (2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
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Persons found drunk
S12 Licensing Act 1872
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Power for police in uniform and PCSO's to request name and address of persons acting in an anti-social manner
S50 Police Reform Act 2002
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Obstructing or hindering an emergency worker or someone assisting in responding to emergency situations
S1and S2 Emergency Workers Obstruction Act 2006
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Vehicle seizure that is causing alarm, distress or annoyance
S59 Police Reform Act 2002
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Sections that cover injunctions
S1, S3.5 and S6 Anti-social behaviour, crime and policing Act 2014
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Possession of a controlled drug
S5 (2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
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Supplying a controlled drug
S4 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
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Unlawful production or being concerned in the unlawful production of a controlled drug
S4 (2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
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Cultivating any plant of the genus cannabis
S6 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
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Possession with intent to supply
S5 (3) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
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Stop and search for the purpose of a controlled drug
S23 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
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Production, supplying, offering to supply, possess with intent to supply, possess on custodial premises and import/export a psychoactive substance
S5 Psychoactive Substance Act 2016
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Hacking - Unauthorised access to computer material
S1 Computer Misuse Act 1990
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Unauthorised access to computer material with the intent to commit further offences (shoulder surfing)
S2 Computer Misuse Act 1990
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Unauthorised access to computer material with intent to impair, or reckless as to impairing, an operation
S3 Computer Misuse Act 1990
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The offence of sending another person a letter, electronic communication or article which is indecent, grossly offensive, a threat or information which is false and known or believed to be false
S1 Malicious Communications Act 1988
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Common Assault and Battery
S39 Criminal Justice Act 1988/S42 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861
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Assault on Police
S89 (1) Police Act 1996
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Obstruction of a police officer
S89 (2) Police Act 1996
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Assault with intent to resist or prevent lawful arrest
S38 Offence Against the Persons Act 1861
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Obstruction of an emergency worker when responding to an emergency
Emergency Workers Act 2006
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Harassment of 1 person
S1 (1) Protection from Harassment Act 1997
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Harassment of 2 people
S1 (1a) Protection from Harassment Act 1997
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Stalking
S2a Protection from Harassment Act 1997
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Power of entry (with warrant) for stalking
S2b Protection from Harassment Act 1997
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Putting a person in fear of immediate violence in relation to harassment
S4 Protection from Harassment Act 1997
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Racially and religiously aggravated harassment/stalking
S32 Crime and Disorder Act 1998
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Attempting to commit a criminal offence
S1 (1) Criminal Attempts Act 1981
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Attempting to commit a criminal offence even though the commission of the offence would have been impossible
S1 (2) Criminal Attempts Act 1981
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Being in possession of an offensive weapon on school premises
S139A Criminal Justice Act 1988
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Legislation that increases the sentence when a person threatens another with an offensive weapon, whereby there is an immediate risk of harm
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO)
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Offence of having an article with a blade or point in a public place
S139 Criminal Justice Act 1988
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Prohibition of carrying an offensive weapon in public without lawful authority or reasonable excuse
S1 Prevention of Crime Act 1953
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Legislation that covers warrants to enter a premises for the purpose of a mental health assessment
S135 (1) Mental Health Act 1983
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Power to enter a premises a take somebody already liable to be detained (absconded patient)
S135 (2) Mental Health Act 1983
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Power to remove someone form a place to which the public have access, to a place of safety
S136 Mental Health Act 1983
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The offence for a carer to willfully neglect or ill-treat someone who lacks capacity that they are responsible for
S44 Mental Capacity Act 2005
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Power to detain a patient who is absent without leave and return them to the place from which they have absconded
S18 Mental Health Act 1983
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Arrest without a warrant
S24 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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Information to be given on arrest
S28 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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Citizens arrest
S24A Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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Use of force
S3 Criminal Law Act 1967 S117 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Common Law
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De-arrest
S30 (7) Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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Search upon arrest
S32a Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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Search a premises upon arrest
S32 (2) (b) Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (indictable offence only)
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Search a premises occupied or controlled by the suspect
S18 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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Witness Intimidation
S51 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

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