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Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 954

Criminal Law, England And Wales

The Criminal Justice (Electronic Monitoring) (Responsible Person) Order 2016

Made

27th September 2016

Laid before Parliament

27th September 2016

Coming into force

10th October 2016

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 62(2B) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000(1):

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Electronic Monitoring) (Responsible Person) Order 2016 and comes into force on 10th October 2016.

Person responsible for monitoring electronic monitoring conditions

2.  For the purposes of section 62(2B) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (release on licence etc.: electronic monitoring conditions), a description of person who may be made responsible for the monitoring of a person subject to an electronic monitoring condition is a person who is employed by, or a police officer who is a member of, the police force for the Hertfordshire police area.

Sam Gyimah

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

27th September 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies a person who is employed by, or a police officer who is a member of, Hertfordshire police force as a person who may be made responsible for the monitoring of a person subject to an electronic monitoring condition. Such a condition may be imposed as a condition of a person’s release from prison under section 62 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

(1)

2000 c. 43. As amended by section 7 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2).