Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014

1 Reduction of cases in which prisoners released unconditionally U.K.

In section 243A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (duty to release prisoners serving less than 12 months unconditionally once one-half of sentence served), for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) This section applies to a fixed-term prisoner if—

(a) the prisoner is serving a sentence which is for a term of 1 day, or

(b) the prisoner—

(i) is serving a sentence which is for a term of less than 12 months, and

(ii) is aged under 18 on the last day of the requisite custodial period.

(1A) This section also applies to a fixed-term prisoner if—

(a) the prisoner is serving a sentence which is for a term of less than 12 months, and

(b) the sentence was imposed in respect of an offence committed before the day on which section 1 of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 came into force.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 1 in force at 1.2.2015 by S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(a)