Common law offences

1. Murder (including murder to which section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act 1990 applies).

2. Manslaughter.

3. Treason.

4. Rape.

Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ancillary offences

5. An offence under sections 7 and 8 of the International Criminal Court Act 2006.

F13[5A. An offence under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 2(1) or under section 3(1) of the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Hague Convention) Act 2017.]

Torture

6. An offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act 2000:

(a) section 2(1) (offence of torture by a public official);

(b) section 2(2) (offence of torture instigated by a public official);

(c) section 3(a) (attempt or conspiracy to commit torture);

(d) section 3(b) (obstructing prosecution of another).

Sexual offences

7. Any offence under section 3 (aggravated sexual assault) and section 4 (rape) of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990.

8. Any offence under section 2 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 (defilement of child under 15 years of age).

9. An offence under section 1 of the Punishment of Incest Act 1908 (incest by males).

Offences against the person

10. An offence under any of the following provisions of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997:

(a) section 4 (causing serious harm);

F14[(aa) section 4A (non-fatal strangulation or non-fatal suffocation causing serious harm);]

F15[(ab) section 4B (causing serious harm aggravated by hatred);]

(b) section 6(5) (syringe offences);

(c) section 8(2) (placing or abandoning syringe);

(d) section 15(1) (false imprisonment).

Trafficking

11. An offence under section 3(1) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (trafficking, taking etc., for the purposes of sexual exploitation).

12. Any offence under section 2 (trafficking etc., of children) and section 4 (trafficking of persons other than children) of the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008.

Offences against the State

13. An offence under section 6 of the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (directing an unlawful organisation).

14. An offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005:

(a) section 9(1) (hostage taking);

(b) section 9(2) (attempted hostage taking);

(c) section 10(1) (terrorist bombing);

(d) section 10(2) (terrorist bombing causing major economic loss);

(e) section 10(3) (attempted bombing).

Organised Crime

15. An offence under section 71A of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 (directing a criminal organisation).

Drugs offences

16. Any offence under sections 15(1) (possession of controlled drugs for unlawful sale or supply), 15A (offence relating to possession of drugs with value of £10,000 or more) and 15B (importation of controlled drugs in excess of certain value) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977.

Firearms offences

17. An offence under section 15 of the Firearms Act 1925 (possession of firearms with intent to endanger life).

18. An offence under section 27 of the Firearms Act 1964 (prohibition of use of firearms to resist arrest or aid escape).

Explosives offences

19. An offence under section 2 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883 (causing explosion likely to endanger life or damage property).

Damaging property

20. An offence of arson under section 2(1) or (3) or an offence under section 2(2) (whether arson or not) of the Criminal Damage Act 1991 (damaging of property).

F15[20A. An offence under section 2A of the Criminal Damage Act 1991 (damaging property aggravated by hatred).]

Robbery and burglary

21. Any offence under section 13(1) (aggravated burglary) and section 14(1) (robbery) of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001.

Air navigation offences

22. An offence under section 11 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1973 (unlawful seizure of aircraft).

23. An offence under section 3(1) of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1975 (unlawful acts against the safety of navigation).

Maritime security offences

24. An offence under section 2(1) of the Maritime Security Act 2004.

Accomplices

25. References in this Schedule to an offence include references to participation as an accomplice of a person who commits the offence.

Attempts and conspiracy

26. An offence of attempting or conspiring to commit any offence mentioned in a preceding paragraph of this Schedule.