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<Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-d627dbbe24f53fc232990225d39f2064"/>34</Pnumber>
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<Text>In the <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/contents" id="c00021" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2003" Number="44" SectionRef="contents">Criminal Justice Act 2003</Citation>—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>for the italic heading before section 256AA, for “offenders” substitute <InlineAmendment>“certain young offenders after release”</InlineAmendment>;</Text>
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<Text>omit <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44#sec_256AA" id="c00022" Year="2003" Number="44" StartSectionRef="section-256AA" EndSectionRef="section-256AC" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">sections 256AA to 256AC</Citation> (supervision after end of sentence of prisoners serving less than 2 years);</Text>
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<Text>omit <Citation URI="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/19A" id="c00023" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2003" Number="44" SectionRef="schedule-19A">Schedule 19A</Citation> (supervision default orders).</Text>
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<Text>In the Sentencing Code, omit section 247 (supervision after end of term of detention and training order).</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/2/section/34/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/2/section/34/3" id="section-34-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
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<Text>Schedule <InternalLink Ref="schedule-5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/2/schedule/5" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/2/schedule/5">5</InternalLink> makes provision which is consequential on subsections <InternalLink Ref="section-34-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/2/section/34/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/2/section/34/1">(1)</InternalLink> and <InternalLink Ref="section-34-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/2/section/34/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/2/section/34/2">(2)</InternalLink>.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/2/section/34/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/2/section/34/4" id="section-34-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
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<Text>Subject to subsection <InternalLink Ref="section-34-5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/2/section/34/5" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/2/section/34/5">(5)</InternalLink>, the amendments made by this section and Schedule <InternalLink Ref="schedule-5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/2/schedule/5" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/2/schedule/5">5</InternalLink> have effect in relation to supervision requirements imposed on a person under section 256AA of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 before the day on which the amendments come into force.</Text>
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<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
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<Text>The amendments do not have effect in relation to a failure, or alleged failure, to comply with such a supervision requirement where the failure or alleged failure began, or is alleged to have begun, before the day on which the amendments come into force.</Text>
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