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This Committee recommends its successor committee may wish to monitor the introduction of the code of practice. The code is required to come into effect no later than 12 months after Royal Assent, 19 March 2026; at the time of publication, the code has not been published.
It would be useful to have some guidance in the code of practice but, as we have learned from previous experience, not enough attention is always paid to the code of practice.
The Criminal History System, from which these data are derived, contains an offence modifier code for a crime or offence which provides additional information for the specific incident as opposed to the actual charge.
As said in the letter, after question time on 26 September, Mr Neil asked for advice and took the requisite action. The ministerial code makes it quite clear how ministers should act.