The Ultimate Police Handbook
Common Assault and Battery
Common Assault and Battery
s.39 Criminal Justice Act 1988
Assault
⚖️ Definition
Common assault and battery shall be summary offences and a person guilty of either of them shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both
📋 Points to Prove
COMMON ASSAULT
- Unlawfully
- Assaulted
- Another
COMMON ASSAULT AND BATTERY
- All the above
- Unlawful force of beating applied
- Unlawfully
- Assaulted
- Another
COMMON ASSAULT AND BATTERY
- All the above
- Unlawful force of beating applied
⚖️ Offence Type
Summary
Either Way
Indictable
📄 Charging Codes
CJ88001 - Common Assault
CJ88116 - Battery
📁 Crime Recording
PNC Recordable
Crime Report Required