Updated: 12 Apr 2024; 12 Feb 2026

Serious Crime Act 2007 - Sections 1 - 41 and Schedules 1 and 2, as amended by the Serious Crime Act 2015 - Sections 46-50. A Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO) can be made on application by the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland and the Lord Advocate in Scotland. Applications are made to the Crown Court, if a person has been convicted of a serious offence, or the High Court on standalone application, if the person has been involved in serious crime.

updated: 09 August 2024; 13 May 2020

The provisions relating to the CBO are in Part 11, Chapter 1 of the Sentencing Act 2020 (the "Act"). The provisions came into force on 1 December 2020.

Updated: 24 January 2023

Updated: 3 December 2019; 22 June 2022; 22 January 2025

Updated: 29 August 2024

It is the duty of prosecution advocate to apply for appropriate ancillary orders or to remind the court of its power to make an order. When considering which ancillary orders to apply for, prosecution advocates must always have regard to the victim, especially the issue of their future protection.

Updated: 14 June 2023

The prosecutor has an important responsibility to ensure fairness both to the defendant and the victim regarding the acceptability of pleas and assistance to the court at sentence.

Updated 3 April 2024