Coronavirus Act 2020: Prosecutions
(asked on 13th October 2023) - View Source
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, whether the Crown Protection Service is continuing to consider new cases involving potential breaches of the Coronavirus Act 2020.
This question was answered on 23rd October 2023
The Coronavirus Act 2020 was time-limited for two years. Following commencement on 25 March 2020, the majority of the provisions (including criminal offences) expired on 25 March 2022. New prosecutions for the summary-only offences contained within the Act would therefore now be out of time.
The police may continue to submit cases under the Coronavirus provisions, which the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will review in line with the CPS Code for Prosecutors.