Criminal Justice Act 2003

250 Licence conditions E+W

(1) In this section—

(a) “the standard conditions” means such conditions as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section as standard conditions, and

(b) “prescribed” means prescribed by the Secretary of State by order.

F1 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) Any licence under this Chapter in respect of a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment F4 ... (including F4 ... a sentence imposed under section [F5 226A][F6 , 227 or 236A]) or any sentence of detention under section 91 [F7 or 96] of the Sentencing Act or section [F8 226A, 226B,] [F9 227 ][F10 , 228 or 236A] of this Act—

(a) must include the standard conditions,

[F11 (aa) must include any electronic monitoring conditions required by an order under section 62A of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000,] and

(b) may include—

(i) any [F12 other] condition authorised by section 62[F13 , 64 or 64A] of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 [F14 or section 28 of the Offender Management Act 2007], and

(ii) such other conditions of a kind prescribed by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this paragraph as the Secretary of State may for the time being specify in the licence.

(5) A licence under section 246 must also include a curfew condition complying with section 253.

[F15 (5A) Subsection (5B) applies to a licence granted, either on initial release or after recall to prison, [F16 to—

(a) a prisoner ] serving an extended sentence imposed under section 226A or 226B, other than a sentence that meets the conditions in section 246A(2) (release without direction of the Board)[F17 , or

(b) a prisoner serving a sentence imposed under section 236A.]

(5B) The Secretary of State must not—

(a) include a condition referred to in subsection (4)(b)(ii) in the licence, either on release or subsequently, or

(b) vary or cancel any such condition included in the licence,

unless the Board directs the Secretary of State to do so.]

F18 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F19 (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(8) In exercising his powers to prescribe standard conditions or the other conditions referred to in subsection (4)(b)(ii), the Secretary of State must have regard to the following purposes of the supervision of offenders while on licence under this Chapter—

(a) the protection of the public,

(b) the prevention of re-offending, and

(c) securing the successful re-integration of the prisoner into the community.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 250(2) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 25(a); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)

F2 S. 250(2A) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 25(a); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)

F3 S. 250(3) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 25(a); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)

F4 Words in s. 250(4) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 14 para. 9; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l)

F5 Words in s. 250(4) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 20 para. 6(2)(a); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(r)

F6 Words in s. 250(4) substituted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(a); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 72

F7 Words in s. 250(4) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 117(5)(a), 151(1) (with Sch. 15); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(d)

F8 Words in s. 250(4) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 20 para. 6(2)(b); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(r)

F9 Words in s. 250(4) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 117(5)(b), 151(1) (with Sch. 15); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(d)

F10 Words in s. 250(4) substituted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(b); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 72

F11 S. 250(4)(aa) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(2) (with s. 7(5)); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 73

F12 Word in s. 250(4)(b)(i) inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(3) (with s. 7(5)); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 73

F13 Words in s. 250(4)(b)(i) substituted (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), ss. 12(2), 22(1) (with Sch. 7 para. 6); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(k)

F14 Words in s. 250(4)(b)(i) inserted (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with art. 5 of the commencing S.I., 6.1.2014 in so far as not already in force) by Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21), ss. 28(5), 41(1); S.I. 2009/32, arts. 3(a), 4; S.I. 2013/1963, art. 2(1)

F15 S. 250(5A)(5B) substituted for s. 250(5A) (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 15(5), 95(1); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 11

F16 Words in s. 250(5A) substituted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(3)(a); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 72

F17 S. 250(5A)(b) and word inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(3)(b); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 72

F18 S. 250(6) omitted (3.12.2012) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 10 para. 25(a); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(h)

F19 S. 250(7) omitted (1.2.2015) by virtue of Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), ss. 5(5), 22(1) (with Sch. 7 para. 2); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(e)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 250 partly in force; s. 250 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); s. 250(1)-(3)(5)-(8) in force for certain purposes at 26.1.2004 by S.I. 2003/3282, art. 2, Sch.; s. 250(1)(2)(b)(ii)(4)(b)(ii)(8) in force at 7.3.2005 by S.I. 2005/373, art. 2; s. 250(1)(4)-(7) in force at 4.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 19 (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)