Part 5Miscellaneous
Victims of crime
69Views on temporary release
1
If a person who is the victim of an offence for the purposes of a scheme under section 68 makes to the Secretary of State representations falling within subsection (2) the Secretary of State has the obligations specified in subsection (3).
2
Representations fall within this subsection if they are to the effect that the temporary release of a person serving a sentence of imprisonment in Northern Ireland imposed in respect of the commission of the offence would threaten the safety, or otherwise adversely affect the well-being, of—
a
the actual victim of the offence, or
b
a person who is regarded for the purposes of the scheme as a victim of the offence by virtue of section 68(5).
3
The Secretary of State must—
a
have regard to the representations in deciding whether the person should be temporarily released and, if so, any conditions to which he is to be subject, and
b
inform the victim of any such decision.