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Offence Status Other names Repealed by Repealed on Replaced by Notes References
Affray Abolished - section 9, Public Order Act 1986 7th November 1986 Affray contrary to section 3, Public Order Act 1986
Arson Abolished - section 11, Criminal Damage Act 1971</ref> 14th October 1971 Arson contrary to section 1, Criminal Damage Act 1971
Assault by beating In force - - - - Uncertain [1]
Assault with intent to rob In force - - - - Uncertain
Attempt Abolished - section 6, Criminal Attempts Act 1981 27th August 1981 Attempt to commit a particular offence contrary to section 1, Criminal Attempts Act 1981
Breach of the peace In force - - - - Not a criminal offence and punishable only by binding over [1]
Bribery In-force, rarely used - - - - To be replaced with new statutory offence of bribery when Bribery Act 2010 is brought into force [2][3]
Causing a public nuisance In force - - - - Largely rendered obsolete by modern statue law, use declining[1] [4][5][6]
Cheating In force (repealed in 1968 except in respect of the public revenue) Cheating the public revenue - - - - [7]
Conspiring to corrupt public morals In force - - - - sometimes joined with conspiracy to outrage public decency[1][8][9]
Conspiracy to defraud In force - - - - - [1][10]
Conspiracy to outrage public decency In force - - - - sometimes joined with Conspiring to corrupt public morals[11] [9]
Contempt of court In force - - - - England & Wales [1]
Disposal of a corpse with intent to obstruct or prevent a coroner's inquest In force possibly Preventing the lawful burial of a body - - - - [12]
Doing an act contrary to public morals or decency In force 3,529 £256.8 10,270 England Uncertain [8]
Embracery In force, but obsolete - - - - - [1][13][14]
Escape In force - - - - from lawful custody without force [1][15][16]
Fabrication of evidence with intent to mislead a tribunal In force - - - - Uncertain [14]
False imprisonment In force - - - - - [1][17][18]
Indecent exposure In force - - - - Uncertain; statutory "indecent exposure" offences contrary to various pieces of legislation was repealed in 2003[19] and replaced by "exposure"[20] [1]!
Infanticide In force - - - - As per murder, Infanticide Act 1938 provides for alternative charge & verdict in certain cases [1]
Intent to defraud Crown In force - - - - Uncertain; non-specific ][1]
Keeping a disorderly house In force - - - - Rarely used [1]
Kidnap In force - - - - - [17][18]
Murder In force Murder (victim under 1 year of age) - - - Murder of child under 1 year charged as infanticide, see above [1][17]
Manslaughter In force - - - - - [1][17]
Misconduct in public office In force Misfeasence in public office[21] - - - - [1][22]
Outraging public decency In force - - - - - [23][17][9]
Permitting an escape In force - - - - From prison [14]
Personation of jurors In force - - - - - [14]
Perverting the course of (public) justice In force - - - - - [24][14][25]
Preventing the lawful burial of a body In force - - - - - [1][12]
Refusing to assist a constable In force - - - - Rarely used [1][26]
Removing a corpse from a grave In force - - - - Obsolete [1]
Rescue In force Rescuing prisoner in custody - - - From lawful custody [1][14]
Showing an indecent exhibition In force - - - - Rarely used [1]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Common Law Offences Charged and Reaching a first hearing in Magistrates' Courts, Crown Prosecution Service
  2. ^ http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-05045.pdf
  3. ^ http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/a_to_c/bribery_and_corruption/index.html#P65_5220
  4. ^ Section 1, Schedule 1 to Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
  5. ^ http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/prostitution_and_offences_against_public_morals/#Public_Nuisance_2
  6. ^ http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/public_nuisance/
  7. ^ Section 32, Theft Act 1968
  8. ^ a b Section 2, Obscene Publications Act 1959
  9. ^ a b c http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/prostitution_and_offences_against_public_morals/#Committing_an_act
  10. ^ Section 6, Schedule 7 to Gambling Act 2005
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference CPS5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ a b http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/public_justice_offences_incorporating_the_charging_standard/index.html#Obstructing_a_Coroner
  13. ^ http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/public_justice_offences_incorporating_the_charging_standard/index.html#Interference_with_Jurors
  14. ^ a b c d e f http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/docs/graduatedfee.pdf
  15. ^ http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/public_justice_offences_incorporating_the_charging_standard/index.html#Escape_Breach_of
  16. ^ http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/escape/
  17. ^ a b c d e Schedule 5 to Sexual Offences Act 2003
  18. ^ a b http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/offences_against_the_person/index.html
  19. ^ Schedule 7 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003
  20. ^ [section 66, Sexual Offences Act 2003
  21. ^ http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/a_to_c/bribery_and_corruption/#P65_5220
  22. ^ http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/misconduct_in_public_office/
  23. ^ Section 320, Criminal Justice Act 2003
  24. ^ http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/public_justice_offences_incorporating_the_charging_standard/index.html#Perverting_the_Course_1
  25. ^ http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/perverting_the_course_of_justice/
  26. ^ http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/public_justice_offences_incorporating_the_charging_standard/index.html#Refusing_to_Assist
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