Part III Dealing with offenders

Chapter II Miscellaneous

Release of prisoners on licence etc.

62 Release on licence etc: F1electronic monitoring conditions.

(1)

This section applies where a sentence of imprisonment has been imposed on a person and, by virtue of any enactment—

(a)

the Secretary of State is required to, or may, release the person from prison, and

(b)

the release is required to be, or may be, subject to conditions (whether conditions of a licence or any other conditions, however expressed).

F2(2)

The conditions may include electronic monitoring conditions.

(2A)

An electronic monitoring condition imposed under this section must include provision for making a person responsible for the monitoring.

(2B)

A person may not be made responsible for the monitoring unless the person is of a description specified in an order made by the Secretary of State.

F3(3)

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(4)

The Secretary of State may make rules about the conditions that may be imposed by virtue of this section.

(5)

In this section, “sentence of imprisonment” includes—

(a)

a detention and training order,

(b)

a sentence of detention in a young offender institution,

(c)

a sentence of detention under section 90 of the M1Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 F4or section 259 of the Sentencing Code (detention at Her Majesty’s pleasure),

(d)

a sentence of detention under section 91 of that Act F5or section 250 F6or 252A of that Code (detention of offenders under 18 convicted of certain serious offences),

(e)

a sentence of custody for life under section 93 or 94 of that Act F7or section 272 or 275 of that Code (including one passed as a result of section 210A, 217, 218A or 219 of the Armed Forces Act 2006),F8, F9...

(f)

a sentence of detention under section 226 F10, 226B or 228 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 F11or section 254 of the Sentencing Code F12(including one passed as a result of section 221 F13, 221A or 222 of the Armed Forces Act 2006)

F14(g)

a sentence of detention under section 209 or 218 of the Armed Forces Act 2006, and

(h)

an order under section 211 of that Act,

and “prison” shall be construed accordingly.

F15(5A)

In this section “electronic monitoring condition” means a condition requiring the person to submit to either or both of the following—

(a)

electronic monitoring of the person's compliance with another condition of release, and

(b)

electronic monitoring of the person's whereabouts (other than for the purpose of monitoring compliance with another condition of release).