116 Miscellaneous amendments relating to release and recall
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (2012 c 10) | Legislation

116  Miscellaneous amendments relating to release and recall

(1)     The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2)     Omit section 248(2) (Secretary of State to consult Board before releasing extended sentence prisoner on compassionate grounds).

(3)     In section 256(1) (review by the Board)—

(a)     for “recommend” substitute “direct”;

(b)     for “recommendation” substitute “direction”.

(4)     In section 256A (further review)—

(a)     in subsection (4)(a), for “recommending” substitute “directing”;

(b)

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