178 Electronic monitoring requirements

178  Electronic monitoring requirements

(1)     The Sentencing Code is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (5).

(2)     In section 343 (sexual harm prevention order), after subsection (3) (inserted by section 175 of this Act) insert—

“(4)     A sexual harm prevention order may require the offender to submit to electronic monitoring of the offender's compliance with the prohibitions and requirements imposed by the order (see section 348A for further provision about such a requirement).”

(3)     In section 347 (sexual harm prevention orders: matters to be specified)—

(a)     in subsection (1), in the words after paragraph (b), after “United Kingdom” insert “and section 348A for further matters to be included in the case of an electronic monitoring requirement”, and

(b)     in subsection (2), in the words after paragraph (b), after “travel)” insert “and section 348A(8) (electronic monitoring requirements)”.

(4)     After section 348 insert—

“348A Sexual harm prevention orders: electronic monitoring requirements

(1)     Subsections (2) and (3) apply for the purpose of determining whether a court may impose, under section 343(4), an electronic monitoring requirement on the offender in a sexual harm prevention order.

(2)     If there is a person (other than the offender) without whose co-operation it would be impracticable

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