Most of the provisions apply to England and Wales, however some provisions apply to Scotland. In its report of 26 September 2025, the Committee gave its view on the delegated powers within devolved competence which related to a number of topics across the Bill, including:
a new offence of “cuckooing” – controlling another’s home for criminal purposes;
the management of sex offenders, including requirements relating to name changes, absence from main residence, restrictions on applying for ID documents in a new name, and entering premises where children are present (for child sex offenders);
police powers in relation to the remote storage of electronic data;
expansion of the list of criminal lifestyle offences in the Scottish Schedule 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; and
the creation of barred/advisory lists for the National Crime Agency and the British Transport Police.