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The Police and Justice Act 2006 (PJA) is an act of the
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. It received
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on 8 November 2006. The PJA created the National Policing Improvement Agency. It changed how members of police authorities may be appointed and altered their duties. It increased police officers' powers to impose bail conditions when releasing a suspect. Along with the Serious Crime Act 2007, the PJA also updated the
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, which was regarded as outdated when the two statutes were passed. Pursuant to the PJA, the scope of the Computer Misuse Act was extended to deal with
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s.


See also

* Police Act


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The Police and Justice Act 2006
as amended from the National Archives.
The Police and Justice Act 2006
as originally enacted from the National Archives.
Explanatory notes
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