Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 - Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Background

3. Summary

4. Territorial Extent and Application

5. Commentary

   1. Release and supervision of offenders sentenced to less than 2 years

      1. Section 1: Reduction of cases in which prisoners released unconditionally

      2. Section 2: Supervision after end of sentence

      3. Section 3: Breach of supervision requirements

      4. Section 4: Supervision of certain young offenders after release from detention

      5. Section 5: Consecutive terms

      6. Section 6: Supervision of certain young offenders after detention and training order

      7. Section 7: Minor and consequential provision

   2. Other provisions about release and supervision of offenders

      1. Section 8: Extended sentences: length of extension period

      2. Section 9: Recall and further release of offenders

      3. Section 10: Arrangements for supervision and rehabilitation: female offenders

   3. Drugs and offenders released during custodial sentence

      1. Section 11: Drug testing

      2. Section 12: Drug appointments

      3. Section 13: Drug testing and appointments: transfer within the British Islands

   4. Community orders and suspended sentence orders

      1. Section 14: Officers responsible for implementing orders

      2. Section 15: Rehabilitation activity requirement

      3. Section 16: Programme requirement

      4. Section 17: Attendance centre requirement

      5. Section 18: Duty to obtain permission before changing residence

   5. Offenders sentenced by service courts

      1. Section 19: Amendments of Armed Forces Act 2006.

   6. General

      1. Section 20: Consequential and supplementary provision etc

      2. Section 21: Transitional provision etc

      3. Section 22: Commencement

      4. Section 23: Extent

      5. Section 24: Short title

6. Commencement

7. Hansard References