Domestic Abuse Act 2021

76 Polygraph conditions for offenders released on licence

(1) In Part 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007 (other provisions about the management of offenders), section 28 (application of polygraph condition) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2), for “a relevant sexual offence” substitute “an offence within subsection (3A)”.

(3) In subsection (3)(a), for “for a term of twelve months or more” substitute “that is not for a term of less than twelve months”.

(4) After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) An offence is within this subsection if it is—

(a) a relevant offence involving domestic abuse (see subsections (3B) and (3C)), or

(b) a relevant sexual offence (see subsection (4)).

(3B) In this section “relevant offence involving domestic abuse” means—

(a) an offence listed in subsection (3C) which involved behaviour by the offender amounting to domestic abuse within the meaning of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (see section 1 of that Act);

(b) an offence under section 39 of that Act (breach of domestic abuse protection order).

(3C) The offences are—

(a) murder;

(b) an offence under section 5 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (breach of a restraining order);

(c) an offence specified in Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (specified violent offences);

(d) an offence under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship).”