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<p>Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPOs) are civil protective orders made by the
High Court or the Crown Court following an application by the Crown Prosecution Service
(CPS), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), or, in terrorism-related cases only, the police.
There is no role for the House of Commons in this court process.</p><p>The original
legislative proposals for SCPOs were scrutinised and debated by Parliament during
the passage of the Serious Crime Act 2007.</p><p>In November 2012, the then Home Secretary
presented to Parliament a memorandum to the Home Affairs Committee and the Justice
Committee on post-legislative scrutiny of the Serious Crime Act 2007. This report
is available in the public domain on GOV.UK at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-legislative-scrutiny-of-the-serious-crime-act-2007"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-legislative-scrutiny-of-the-serious-crime-act-2007</a></p><p>The
legislation for SCPOs was later amended by the Serious Crime Act 2015, which was also
scrutinised and debated in Parliament.</p>
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