Part 1: Counter-terrorism Chapter 2: Punishment and management of terrorist offenders Section 14: Serious crime prevention orders
This section amends Schedule 1 to the Serious Crime Act 2007 ("the 2007 Act") to include an offence for the time being listed in section 41(1) of the 2008 Act in the list of specified offences in respect of which serious crime prevention orders ("SCPOs") may be made. These orders are intended to be used against those involved in serious crime, with the terms attached to an order designed to protect the public by preventing, restricting or disrupting involvement in serious crime.
	An SCPO may be made by the Crown Court (in Scotland, the High Court of Justiciary or the sheriff) where it is sentencing a person who has been convicted of a serious offence (including when sentencing a person convicted of such an offence in a magistrates’ court but committed to the Crown Court for sentencing). Orders may also be made by the High Court (in Scotland, the Court of Session or a sheriff) where it is satisfied that a person has been involved in serious crime, whether that involvement was in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland (as the case may be), or elsewhere, and where it has reasonable grounds to believe that the order would protect the public by preventing, restricting or disrupting involvement by the subject of the order in serious crime in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland (as the case may be). A serious offence is one which is listed in Schedule 1 to the 2007 Act, or an offence which is sufficiently serious that the court considers it should be treated as it were on the list. The section extends this list of trigger offences to include terrorism offences for the time being listed in section 41(1) of the 2008 Act, namely an offence:
	Under section 11 or 12 of the 2000 Act (offences relating to proscribed organisations);
	Under sections 15 to 18 of the 2000 Act (offences relating to terrorist property);
	Under section 38B of the 2000 Act (failure to disclose information about acts of terrorism);
	Under section 54 of the 2000 Act (weapons training);
	Under sections 56 to 61 of the 2000 Act (directing terrorism, possessing things and collecting information for the purposes of terrorism, entering or remaining in designated area and inciting terrorism outside the United Kingdom);
	Under section 113 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (use of noxious substances or things);
	Under sections 1 and 2 of the 2006 Act (encouragement of terrorism);
	Under sections 5, 6 and 8 of the 2006 Act (preparation and training for terrorism);
	Under sections 9, 10 and 11 of the 2006 Act (offences relating to radioactive devices and material and nuclear facilities);
	In respect of which UK courts have jurisdiction by virtue of any of sections 62 to 63D of the 2000 Act or section 17 of the 2006 Act (extra-territorial jurisdiction in respect of certain offences committed outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of terrorism etc).
	The 2007 Act allows for SCPOs to be made against individuals (aged 18 or over), bodies corporate, partnerships or unincorporated associations. SCPOs may contain such prohibitions, restrictions, or requirements or such other terms that the court considers appropriate for the purpose of protecting the public by preventing, restricting or disrupting serious crime. Section 5 of the 2007 Act contains an illustrative list of the type of prohibitions, restrictions, or requirements that may be attached to an order. For example, these might relate to a person’s travel, financial dealings or the people with whom he or she is allowed to associate. Orders can last for up to five years. Breach of the order is a criminal offence, subject to a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment or an unlimited fine, or both.
	Sections 6 to 15 of the 2007 Act contain a number of safeguards, including conferring rights on affected third parties to make representations during any proceedings and protection for information subject to legal professional privilege.