130 Increase in requisite custodial period for certain violent or sexual offenders
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (2022 c 32) | Legislation

Release on licence

130  Increase in requisite custodial period for certain violent or sexual offenders

(1)     The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (8).

(2)     In section 244 (general duty to release prisoners)—

(a)     in the heading, at the end insert “not subject to special provision for release”;

(b)     in subsection (1), after “243A,” insert “244ZA,”.

(3)     After section 244 insert—

“244ZA Release on licence of certain violent or sexual offenders

(1)     As soon as a fixed-term prisoner to whom this section applies has served the requisite custodial period for the purposes of this section, it is the duty of the Secretary of State to release the prisoner on licence under this section.

(2)     This section applies to a prisoner who—

(a)     is serving a fixed-term sentence within subsection (4), (5) or (6),

(b)     is not a prisoner to whom section 244A, 246A or 247A applies, and

(c)     has not been released on licence (provision for the release of persons recalled under section 254 being made by sections 255B and 255C).

(3)

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Criminal damage

Criminal damageGeneralSimple criminal damage is triable either way unless the value of the alleged damage is £5,000 or less, in which case the offence will be treated as if it were triable only summarily.Where the damage is caused by fire or the racially aggravated form of the offence is charged,

LEXISNEXIS

Control of asbestos—duty to manage

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012) place various duties on employers to protect employees from risks related to exposure to asbestos and make it clear that these duties, so far as is reasonably practicable, are also owed to any other person, whether at work or not, who may be

LEXISNEXIS

Carriage of goods by sea—the Hague-Visby Rules

Carriage of goods by sea—the Hague-Visby RulesThis Practice Note explains the Hague-Visby Rules (the Rules) which are an international convention enacted into English law by the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971 (CGSA 1971) whose purpose is to regulate some of the most important rights and

LEXISNEXIS

No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention) [Archived]

No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention) [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note has been produced in partnership with Guy Pendell, Liz Williams and Kushal Gandhi of CMS.This Practice Note covers the situation where the UK