Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to implement the reforms to the adult out of court disposals framework in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

Implementation of the changes to adult Out of Court Disposals (OOCDs) set out in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 requires public consultation on a draft code of practice that covers the use, administration, and scrutiny of the revised framework of cautions. We are working towards finalising this draft code and will set out next steps on the consultation timetable in the coming weeks.

The Government will consider the representations made, publish a response to those views, and finalise the Code of Practice. We do not want to prejudge the breadth or focus of the representations we receive, and the Government’s response to them. We will confirm the implementation date for the revised framework after the consultation process is complete.