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Offender Management Act 2007

Offender Management Act 2007

2007 CHAPTER 21

Commentary on Sections

Part 1: Probation Services

Section 12: The inspectorate

71.This section makes consequential amendments to the provisions establishing Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of the National Probation Service to reflect the fact that the National Probation Service will cease to exist when the local probation boards are abolished and that the inspectorate will in future need to inspect a range of providers of probation services.

72.Subsection (1) renames Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of the National Probation Service for England and Wales “Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation for England and Wales”, and renames its Chief Inspector “Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales”.

73.Subsection (3)(a) amends section 7 of the 2000 Act to include the inspection of the provision of probation services under section 3. Subsection (3)(b) makes an amendment to allow the Secretary of State to give further directions related to the probation purposes referred to in section 1 and to confer further functions on the inspectorate as a result.

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