C17C16Part 12Sentencing
Pt. 12 (ss. 142-305) modified (4.4.2005) by The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Sentencing) (Transitory Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/643), art. 3 (as amended (E.W.) (3.12.2012) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Consequential and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2824), regs. 1, 3(1) (with reg. 3(2)) and as amended (1.12.2020 immediately before the consolidation date (see 2020 c. 9, ss. 3, 5(2)(3) and 2020 c. 17, ss. 2, 416)) by Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (c. 9), s. 5(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 139; S.I. 2012/1236, reg. 2)
C8C11C14C9C10Chapter 6F31 Release, licencesF42, supervision and recall
Pt. 12 Ch. 6 heading substituted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 14 para. 16; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l)
Word in Pt. 12 Ch. 6 heading inserted (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 3 para. 15 (with Sch. 7 para. 2); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(u)
Pt. 12 Ch. 6 applied to any person serving a sentence for an offence committed before 4 April 2005 (whenever that sentence was or is imposed) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 121(1), 151(1); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(d)
Pt. 12 Ch. 6 applied (1.2.2015) by Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (c. 11), s. 22(1), Sch. 7 para. 2(a); S.I. 2015/40, art. 2(x)
Pt. 12 Ch. 6 modified (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 245(1)(2)(c), 416(1) (with ss. 2, 245(3), 398(1), 406, Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
Pt. 12 Ch. 6 modified (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 244(1)(2)(c), 416(1) (with ss. 2, 244(3), 398(1), 406, Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
Pt. 12 Ch. 6 applied (29.6.2021) by 1984 c. 47, Sch. para. 2(3B) (as inserted by Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11), s. 50(2)(r), Sch. 11 para. 2)
Effect of remand in custodyF4or on bail subject to certain types of condition
Words in s. 240 cross-heading inserted (3.11.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 21(3), 153; S.I. 2008/2712, art. 2, Sch. para. 1 (subject to arts. 3, 4)
F29240C8C14C9Crediting of periods of remand in custody: terms of imprisonment and detention
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240ZAC14C9F40Time remanded in custody to count as time served: terms of imprisonment F26or detention and detention and training orders
1
This section applies where—
a
an offender is serving a term of imprisonment in respect of an offence, and
b
the offender has been remanded in custody (within the meaning given by section 242) in connection with the offence or a related offence.
F121A
This section also applies where—
a
a court, on or after the day on which Schedule 16 to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force, makes a detention and training order in respect of an offender for an offence, and
b
the offender concerned has been remanded in custody in connection with the offence or a related offence.
1B
In this section any reference to a “sentence”, in relation to an offender, is to—
a
a term of imprisonment being served by the offender as mentioned in subsection (1)(a), or
b
a detention and training order made in respect of the offender as mentioned in subsection (1A)(a).
2
It is immaterial for F28the purposes of subsection (1)(b) or (1A)(b) whether, for all or part of the period during which the offender was remanded in custody, the offender was also remanded in custody in connection with other offences (but see subsection (5)).
3
The number of days for which the offender was remanded in custody in connection with the offence or a related offence is to count as time served by the offender as part of the sentence.
But this is subject to subsections (4) to (6).
4
If, on any day on which the offender was remanded in custody, the offender was also detained in connection with any other matter, that day is not to count as time served.
5
A day counts as time served—
a
in relation to only one sentence, and
b
only once in relation to that sentence.
6
A day is not to count as time served as part of any F54automatic release period served by the offender (see section 255B(1)).
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Where a court has made a declaration under section 327 of the Sentencing Code in relation to the offender in respect of the offence, this section applies to days specified under subsection (3) of that section as if they were days for which the offender was remanded in custody in connection with the offence or a related offence.
7
For the purposes of this section a suspended sentence—
a
is to be treated as a sentence of imprisonment when it takes effect under F27paragraph 13(1)(a) or (b) of Schedule 16 to the Sentencing Code, and
b
is to be treated as being imposed by the order under which it takes effect.
8
In this section “related offence” means an offence, other than the offence for which the sentence is imposed (“offence A”), with which the offender was charged and the charge for which was founded on the same facts or evidence as offence A.
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Subsection (9) applies in relation to an offender who is sentenced to two or more consecutive sentences or sentences which are wholly or partly concurrent if—
a
the sentences were imposed on the same occasion, or
b
where they were imposed on different occasions, the offender has not been released during the period beginning with the first and ending with the last of those occasions.
9
For the purposes of subsections (3) and (5), the sentences are to be treated as a single sentence.
10
The reference in subsection (4) to detention in connection with any other matter does not include remand in custody in connection with another offence but includes—
a
detention pursuant to any custodial sentence;
b
committal in default of payment of any sum of money;
c
committal for want of sufficient distress to satisfy any sum of money;
d
committal for failure to do or abstain from doing anything required to be done or left undone.
11
This section applies to a determinate sentence of detention under section 91 or 96 F59of the PCC(S)A 2000, under section 250, F17252A, 254, 262, 265 F50, 266 or 268A of the Sentencing Code or under section F56226A, 226B, 227F30, 228 or 236A of this Act as it applies to an equivalent sentence of imprisonment.
C14C9C13C12240AC14C9F5F58Time remanded on bail to count towards time served: terms of imprisonment F20or detention and detention and training orders
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F7Subsection (2) applies where—
a
b
the offender was remanded on bail by a court in course of or in connection with proceedings for the offence, or any related offence, after the coming into force of section 21 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, and
c
the offender's bail was subject to a qualifying curfew condition and an electronic monitoring condition (“the relevant conditions”).
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Subject to F51subsections (3A) and (3B), the court must direct that the credit period is to count as time served by the offender as part of the sentence.
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F253ZA
Subsection (3ZB) applies where—
a
an offender is serving a term of imprisonment in respect of an offence, and
b
the court has made a declaration under section 325 of the Sentencing Code specifying a credit period in relation to the sentence.
F333ZAA
Subsection (3ZB) also applies where—
a
a court, on or after the day on which Schedule 16 to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force, makes a detention and training order in respect of an offender for an offence, and
b
the court has made a declaration under section 325 of the Sentencing Code specifying a credit period in relation to the order.
3ZAB
In this section any reference to a “sentence”, in relation to an offender, is to—
a
a term of imprisonment being served by the offender as mentioned in subsection (3ZA)(a), or
b
a detention and training order made in respect of the offender as mentioned in subsection (3ZAA)(a).
3ZB
Subject to subsections (3A) and (3B), the credit period is to count as time served by the offender as part of the sentence.
3A
A day of the credit period counts as time served—
a
in relation to only one sentence, and
b
only once in relation to that sentence.
3B
A day of the credit period is not to count as time served as part of any F37automatic release period served by the offender (see section 255B(1)).
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F16Subsections (7) to (9) and (11) of section 240ZA apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section but as if—
12
In this section—
F8“curfew requirement” means a requirement (however described) to remain at one or more specified places for a specified number of hours in any given day, provided that the requirement is imposed by a court or the Secretary of State and arises as a result of a conviction;
“electronic monitoring condition” means any electronic monitoring requirements imposed under section 3(6ZAA) of the Bail Act 1976 for the purpose of securing the electronic monitoring of a person's compliance with a qualifying curfew condition;
“qualifying curfew condition” means a condition of bail which requires the person granted bail to remain at one or more specified places for a total of not less than 9 hours in any given day; F43...
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I1C1241C8C14C9Effect of F34section 240ZA or direction under section 240AF57or under section 325 of the Sentencing Code on release on licence
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In determining for the purposes of this Chapter F22... whether a person F46to whom section 240ZA applies or a direction under section 240A F45or under section 325 of the Sentencing Code relates —
a
has served, or would (but for his release) have served, a particular proportion of his sentence, or
b
has served a particular period,
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In subsection (1) the reference to F47section 240ZA includes section 246 of the Armed Forces Act 2006.
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I2242C14C9Interpretation of F32sections 240ZAF6, 240A and 241
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For the purposes of F32sections 240ZAF6, 240A and 241, the definition of “sentence of imprisonment” in section 305 applies as if for the words from the beginning of the definition to the end of paragraph (a) there were substituted—
“sentence of imprisonment” does not include a committal—
a
in default of payment of any sum of money, other than one adjudged to be paid on a conviction,
and references in those sections to sentencing an offender to imprisonment, and to an offender’s sentence, are to be read accordingly.
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References in F32sections 240ZA and 241 to an offender’s being remanded in custody are references to his being—
a
remanded in or committed to custody by order of a court,
C15b
remanded F9to youth detention accommodation under section 91(4) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, or
c
remanded, admitted or removed to hospital under section 35, 36, 38 or 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20).
F533
In sections 240ZA and 240A, “detention and training order” has the meaning given by section 233 of the Sentencing Code.
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I3C2243C14C9Persons extradited to the United Kingdom
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A fixed-term prisoner is an extradited prisoner for the purposes of this section if—
a
he was tried for the offence in respect of which his sentence was imposed F2or he received that sentence—
i
after having been extradited to the United Kingdom, and
ii
without having first been restored or had an opportunity of leaving the United Kingdom, and
b
he was for any period kept in custody while awaiting his extradition to the United Kingdom as mentioned in paragraph (a)F38, and
c
the court has specified under section 327(3) of the Sentencing Code the number of days for which the prisoner was so kept in custody.
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Section 240ZA applies to days specified under F35section 327(3) of the Sentencing Code as if they were days for which the prisoner was remanded in custody in connection with the offence or a related offence.
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Pt. 12 modified (28.3.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 31.10.2009) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 183(4), 383 (as amended (1.4.2008) by The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/912), art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 23(2)(b)); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4