Part 12: Disregards and pardons for certain historical offences Section 195: Pardons for certain convictions or cautions
Subsection (3) inserts new section 164(A1) of the 2017 Act which extends the provisions for posthumous pardons to align with the extension of the disregard Scheme’s scope. This provides posthumous pardons for those individuals who die prior to the commencement of the extended Scheme or within the twelve months after the commencement. Where an offence is repealed or abolished after the commencement of the extended Scheme, provision is made for those who have died prior to, or within twelve months after, the date of repeal or abolishment, if they fulfil the criteria for a disregard.
	Subsection (4) sets out the conditions which must be met for a person to be pardoned.
	Subsections (7) to (9) make provision to ensure that the extended Scheme encompasses all historical service offences.
	Subsection (10) inserts section 164(11) to ensure that persons who have already received a pardon under section 164 or 165 cannot receive another pardon for the same offence.
	Subsection (11) ensures that the provisions for automatic pardons to reflect the extension of the Scheme.
	Subsection (12) repeals the power in section 166 of the 2017 Act for the Secretary of State to add further offences to the list of eligible offences within the scope of the original Scheme. This power is no longer necessary because there is no longer a list of eligible offences; rather, all repealed and abolished offences now fall within scope of the Scheme.