(2) what legislative provisions introduced by her Department's predecessors since 1997 have been repealed.
Of the legislation introduced by the Home Office since 1 May 1997, for which Home Office Ministers retain responsibility, only one Act (the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1998) has been totally repealed. Many of the others have been repealed or amended in part (as is normal in the ongoing legislative process). But a list of all the provisions repealed since 1997 is not held centrally, and the information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The following table lists provisions of Acts for which the Home Office currently has policy responsibility which received Royal Assent since 1 May 1997 which have not yet been brought into force.
Act Sections not in force Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 (85(5), Sch 2(2) Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 78 Asylum and Immigration(Treatment of (Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 16 Crime (International Co-operation Act 2003 10-12,20-25, 54-75, Sch three, Sch 4 Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 78(7), 80(2) and (4), Sch six para 21, Sch seven para 6 (Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 19, 12 and Schedules 10, 11 and 12 (in part) Drugs Act 2005 2 Identity Cards Act 1(1)-(4), 1(5)-(8), 2-24, 27-29, 30, 31-34, 35, 39, 41, 42, 43, Sch 1 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 16 and 17, 117(5) Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 4, 15-18, 20-22, 24-26, 31-39, 44, 47, 50(3) to (6) Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 10(5)(a), 17 and 18 (for certain purposes), 19-34, 35(1) (a)-(g)(i) and (2) and (3), 36, 37, 39, 40(2) and (3), 41(2) and (3), 44-47, 51 to 53, 124 Police and Justice Act 2006 7(1), 14, 7, 19(1)-(9) and (11), 20, 21, 34-38, 39(1)-(3), (5)-(7), 40(l)-(3), (5)-(7), 41 (in part), 43(1), 46 (part) and Schedules three, eight, nine, 11 and 12, and Schedules one, two, five, 13, 14, and 15 (all in part) Police Reform Act 2002 45 Private Security Industry Act 2001 17, 21 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Sch 11 paras 17 and 21, Sch 12 Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 No provisions commenced Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 120, 114(9), 117(part), 162(3), Sch four (part), Sch four(part), Sch nine (part), Sch 10 (part), Sch 14 (part) Vehicle (Crimes) Act 2001 8, 34, 35, 36, Sch paras one and 2 Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 l-14, 15-20, 21-22, 27, 31-34, 36-39, 40-41, 43-44, 47, 50 (part, 59, 61, 64, Sch two (part), Sch five (part)
(2) which Bills introduced by her Department in the last five years did not contain sunset clauses; and if she will make a statement.
The following Acts were introduced during the last five years and are still the responsibility of the Home Office:
Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
Sexual Offences Act 2003
Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003
Extradition Act 2003
Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Drugs Act 2005
Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006
Identity Cards Act 2006
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
Terrorism Act 2006
Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006
Police and Justice Act 2006.
Of these, the following contained sunset clauses (i.e. provisions that the proposed legislation or part thereof would cease to have effect automatically after a particular period):
Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (section 13)
Terrorism Act 2006 (section 25).
As regards the use of such clauses in future: the appropriateness of a sunset clause for the whole or part of any proposed legislation is considered on a case by case basis. It is also addressed when a regulatory impact assessment relating to legislation is being prepared.