27Power of Secretary of State to approve and regulate bail hostels and probation hostels
(1)The Secretary of State may approve bail hostels and probation hostels (to be known as “approved bail hostels” or, as the case may be, “approved probation hostels”).
(2)The Secretary of State may make rules for the regulation, management and inspection of approved bail hostels and approved probation hostels.
(3)Rules under this section may not require the Secretary of State’s consent to a person’s appointment to be in charge of an approved bail hostel or an approved probation hostel.