In section 243A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (duty to release prisoners serving less than 12 months unconditionally once one-half of sentence served), for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)

This section applies to a fixed-term prisoner if—

(a)

the prisoner is serving a sentence which is for a term of 1 day, or

(b)

the prisoner—

(i)

is serving a sentence which is for a term of less than 12 months, and

(ii)

is aged under 18 on the last day of the requisite custodial period.

(1A)

This section also applies to a fixed-term prisoner if—

(a)

the prisoner is serving a sentence which is for a term of less than 12 months, and

(b)

the sentence was imposed in respect of an offence committed before the day on which section 1 of the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 came into force.”