Part 1New arrangements for the provision of probation services
Functions of the Secretary of State
4Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3
(1)
Arrangements under section 3(2) relating to restricted probation provision may only be made with a probation trust or other public body.
(2)
In this section “restricted probation provision” means probation provision which—
(a)
is made for a purpose mentioned in section 2(1)(a) or (b); and
(b)
relates to the giving of assistance to any court in determining the appropriate sentence to pass, or making any other decision, in respect of a person charged with or convicted of an offence.
F1(3)
The provision described in subsection (2)(b) includes provision which relates to the making of an application by an officer to a court under—
(a)
paragraph 13, 14, 17, 19A or 20 of Schedule 8 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (revocation or amendment of community orders),
(b)
paragraph 13, 15, 17 or 18 of Schedule 12 to that Act (amendment of suspended sentence orders), or
(c)
paragraph 10 of Schedule 19A to that Act (revocation or amendment of supervision default orders).