115 Supervision of young offenders after release
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115  Supervision of young offenders after release

After section 256A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 insert—

“Supervision of young offenders after release
256B Supervision of young offenders after release

(1)     This section applies where a person (“the offender”) is released under this Chapter from one of the following terms if the term is for less than 12 months—

(a)     a term of detention in a young offender institution;

(b)     a term of detention under section 91 of the Sentencing Act;

(c)     a term of detention under section 209 of the Armed Forces Act 2006.

(2)     The offender is to be under the supervision of—

(a)     an officer of a provider of probation services,

(b)     a social worker of a local authority, or

(c)     if the offender is under the age of 18 years at the date of release, a member of the youth offending team.

(3)     Where the supervision is to be provided by an officer of a provider of probation services, the officer must be an officer acting in the local justice area in which the offender resides for the time being.

(4)     Where the supervision is to be provided by—

(a)

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