PART 7

Miscellaneous and general

Prosecution and management of offenders

Polygraph conditions for offenders released on licence
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1
In Part 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007 (other provisions about the management of offenders), section 28 (application of polygraph condition) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2), for “a relevant sexual offence” substitute “an offence within subsection (3A)”.
3
In subsection (3)(a), for “for a term of twelve months or more” substitute “that is not for a term of less than twelve months”.
4
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
An offence is within this subsection if it is—
a
a relevant offence involving domestic abuse (see subsections (3B) and (3C)), or
b
a relevant sexual offence (see subsection (4)).
3B
In this section “relevant offence involving domestic abuse” means—
a
an offence listed in subsection (3C) which involved behaviour by the offender amounting to domestic abuse within the meaning of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (see section 1 of that Act);
b
an offence under section 39 of that Act (breach of domestic abuse protection order).
3C
The offences are—
a
murder;
b
an offence under section 5 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (breach of a restraining order);
c
an offence specified in Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (specified violent offences);
d
an offence under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship).