Part III

Dealing with offenders
Chapter II

Miscellaneous

Release of prisoners on licence etc.

Release on licence etc: compulsory electronic monitoring conditions
62A
1
The Secretary of State may by order provide that the power under section 62 to impose an electronic monitoring condition must be exercised.
2
An order under this section may—
a
require an electronic monitoring condition to be included for so long as the person's release is required to be, or may be, subject to conditions or for a shorter period;
b
make provision generally or in relation to a case described in the order.
3
An order under this section may, in particular—
a
make provision in relation to cases in which compliance with a condition imposed on a person's release is monitored by a person specified or described in the order;
b
make provision in relation to persons selected on the basis of criteria specified in the order or on a sampling basis;
c
make provision by reference to whether a person specified in the order is satisfied of a matter.
4
An order under this section may not make provision about a case in which the sentence imposed on the person is—
a
a detention and training order,
b
a sentence of detention under section 91 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000
or section 250
or 252A
of the Sentencing Code
(detention of offenders under 18 convicted of certain offences),
c
a sentence of detention under section 209 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (detention of offenders under 18 convicted of certain offences), or
d
an order under section 211 of that Act.
5
In this section, “
electronic monitoring condition
” has the same meaning as in section 62.
Ss. 62A , 62B inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), ss. 7(3), 95(1) (with s. 7(5)); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 7
Words in s. 62A(4)(b) inserted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 174 (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
Words in s. 62A(4)(b) inserted (30.4.2021) by Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11), s. 50(1)(i), Sch. 13 para. 18(3)