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Date Time Contract amendments for Pre-Charge Engagement work New payment fees to cover work completed for pre-charge engagement are being introduced on 7 June 2021 which require crime contract changes. We’ve published draft amendments to the 2017 Standard Crime Contract so that you can see the changes now. The new payment fees will come into effect on or after 7 June 2021. Summary of the changes Pre-charge engagement refers to voluntary engagement between the parties to an investigation after the first police (Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE)) interview, and before any suspect h...

16 February 2021 The 2017 Standard Crime Contract will be extended for a year (until 31 March 2022) in accordance with clause 2.3 of the Contract for Signature, and further to the Headline Intentions published in August 2020. After carefully considering our approach for the 2022 crime contract against the backdrop of uncertainty and the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, we recognise that launching a tender in April – as we had originally planned – would add further pressure during an already challenging period. We are therefore offering existing providers a further six month extension to the con...