12 Offence of remaining unlawfully at large after recall

12  Offence of remaining unlawfully at large after recall

(1)     After section 32 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (recall of life prisoners) insert—

“32ZA Offence of remaining unlawfully at large after recall

(1)     A person recalled to prison under section 32 commits an offence if the person—

(a)     has been notified of the recall orally or in writing, and

(b)     while unlawfully at large fails, without reasonable excuse, to take all necessary steps to return to prison as soon as possible.

(2)     A person is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) as having been notified of the recall if—

(a)     written notice of the recall has been delivered to an appropriate address, and

(b)     a period specified in the notice has elapsed.

(3)     In subsection (2) “an appropriate address” means—

(a)     an address at which, under the person's licence, the person is permitted to reside or stay, or

(b)     an address nominated, in accordance with the person's licence, for the purposes of this section.

(4)     A person is also to

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