138 Imprisonment for public protection etc: duty to refer person released on licence to Parole Board
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (2022 c 32) | Legislation

138  Imprisonment for public protection etc: duty to refer person released on licence to Parole Board

(1)     Section 31A of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (imprisonment or detention for public protection: termination of licences) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (6).

(2)     In subsection (2)(a), after “Chapter” insert “(whether or not the prisoner has subsequently been recalled to prison under section 32)”.

(3)     For subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)     Where—

(a)     the prisoner has been released on licence under this Chapter (whether or not the prisoner has subsequently been recalled to prison under section 32);

(b)     the qualifying period has expired; and

(c)     if the Secretary of State has made a previous reference of the prisoner's case under this subsection, the period of twelve months beginning with the day of the disposal of that reference has expired,

the Secretary of State must refer the prisoner's case to the Parole Board

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