PART 2Release of terrorist offenders

Removal or restriction of early release for terrorist prisoners

27Removal of early release for dangerous terrorist prisoners: England and Wales

1

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.

2

In section 247A (restricted eligibility for release on licence of terrorist prisoners) (as amended by Schedule 13)—

a

in subsection (2), for paragraph (a) substitute—

a

it is specified in Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 19ZA (terrorism offences punishable with imprisonment for life or for more than two years),

b

after subsection (2) insert—

2A

Subsections (3) to (5) apply unless the terrorist prisoner's sentence was imposed—

a

under section 226A or 226B or under section 254, 266, 268A, 279 or 282A of the Sentencing Code (extended sentence or serious terrorism sentence for dangerous offenders),

b

on or after the day on which section 27 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 comes into force, and

c

in respect of an offence that—

i

is specified in Part 1 of Schedule 19ZA (terrorism offences punishable with imprisonment for life),

ii

is a service offence as respects which the corresponding civil offence is so specified,

iii

is specified in Part 3 of that Schedule (other offences punishable with imprisonment for life) and was determined to have a terrorist connection, or

iv

is a service offence as respects which the corresponding civil offence is so specified, and was determined to have a terrorist connection.

3

For Schedule 19ZA substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 9 to this Act.