Release and supervision of offenders sentenced to less than 2 years

I11Reduction of cases in which prisoners released unconditionally

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.