Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11)

Other provision about release and supervision of offenders U.K.

10 Arrangements for supervision and rehabilitation: female offenders U.K.

In section 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007 (power to make arrangements for the provision of probation services), after subsection (6) insert—

“(6A) The Secretary of State must ensure that arrangements under subsection (2) or (5) for the supervision or rehabilitation of persons convicted of offences—

(a) state that the Secretary of State has, in making the arrangements, complied with the duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 (public sector equality duty) as it relates to female offenders, and

(b) identify anything in the arrangements that is intended to meet the particular needs of female offenders.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 10 in force at 1.6.2014 by S.I. 2014/1287, art. 2(a)