Criminal Attempts

Criminal Attempts Act 1981 s1

If, with intent to commit an offence to which this section applies, a person does an act which is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the offence, they are guilty of attempting to commit the offence.

• Points to Prove:

• Date and location

• Intent

• Attempted

• “wording of the offence attempted”

Sentence:

• As offence attempted