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Offender Management Act 2007

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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  1. Introduction

  2. Summary And Background

  3. Territorial Extent

  4. The Act

    1. Part 1 – New arrangements for the provision of probation services

    2. Part 2 – Prisons

    3. Part 3 – Other provisions about the Management of Offenders

  5. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1: Probation Services

      1. Section 1: Meaning of “the probation purposes”

      2. Section 2: Responsibility for ensuring the provision of probation services

      3. Section 3: Power to make arrangements for the provision of probation services

      4. Section 4: Restrictions on certain arrangements under section 3

      5. Section 5: Power to establish probation trusts

      6. Section 6: Power to make grants for probation purposes

      7. Section 7: National standards for the management of offenders

      8. Section 8: Annual plans

      9. Section 9: Officers of providers of probation services

      10. Section 10: National framework for qualifications of officers

      11. Section 11: Abolition of local probation boards and transfers of property etc and staff

      12. Section 12: The inspectorate

      13. Section 13: Approved premises

      14. Section 14: Disclosure for offender management purposes

      15. Section 15: Powers to repeal section 4

    2. Part 2: Prisons

      1. Section 16: Power of search in contracted out prisons and secure training centres

      2. Section 17: Power of detention in contracted out prisons and secure training centres

      3. Section 18: Powers of authorised persons to perform custodial duties and search prisoners

      4. Section 19: Powers of director of a contracted out prison

      5. Section 20: Amendment of section 87 of Criminal Justice Act 1991

      6. Section 21: Assisting a prisoner to escape

      7. Section 22: Conveyance of prohibited articles into or out of prison

      8. Section 23: Other offences relating to prison security

      9. Section 24: Offences under sections 22 and 23: extension of Crown immunity

      10. Section 25: Removal of requirement to appoint a medical officer etc

      11. Section 26: Independent Monitoring Boards

      12. Section 27: Amendment of section 8A of the Prison Act 1952

    3. Part 3: Other Provisions about Offender Management

      1. Section 28: Application of polygraph condition to certain licences

      2. Section 29: Effect of polygraph condition

      3. Section 30: Use in criminal proceedings of evidence from polygraph sessions

      4. Section 31: Accreditation of programmes for purposes of programme requirements

      5. Section 32: Functions of Youth Justice Board

      6. Section 33: Detention and training orders: early release

      7. Section 34: Accommodation in which period of detention and training to be served

      8. Section 35: Escort arrangements

    4. Part 4: Supplemental

      1. Section 36: Orders and Regulations

      2. Section 37: Financial Provisions

      3. Section 38: Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc

      4. Section 39: Minor and consequential amendments, transitionals and repeals

      5. Section 40: Extent

      6. Section 41: Commencement

      7. Section 42: Short title

  6. Commentary on the Schedules

    1. Schedule 1: Probation trusts: further provisions

    2. Schedule 2: Transfers of property etc and staff in connection with probation services arrangements

    3. Schedule 3: Minor and Consequential Amendments

    4. Schedule 4: Transitional and transitory provisions and savings

    5. Schedule 5: Repeals and revocations

  7. Financial Effects and Effects on Public Service Manpower

    1. Effects of the Bill on Public Sector Manpower

  8. Summary of the Regulatory Appraisal

  9. European Convention on Human Rights

    1. Part 1 –New arrangements for the provision of probation services

    2. Part 2 – Prisons

    3. Part 3 – Other provisions about offender management

    4. Part 4 – Supplemental

  10. Commencement Date

  11. Hansard References

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