The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order applies to offenders sentenced to a determinate sentence of imprisonment and released on licence from that sentence. It sets out the licence conditions and types of licence conditions which the offender must, or may, be subject to.

Article 2 revokes the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2005.

Article 3 prescribes the standard licence conditions, which apply to all determinate sentence prisoners following their release on licence.

Articles 4 to 6 prescribe conditions that will be imposed, in addition to the conditions set out in Article 3, on the licence of an offender who is subject to particular statutory licence conditions of electronic monitoring, drug testing or polygraph testing. These conditions supplement the statutory conditions to ensure compliance and co-operation of the offender.

Article 7 prescribes other types of conditions which may be included in an offender’s licence where the standard conditions are not sufficient to assist the offender’s successful integration into the community, prevent further re-offending and ensure the protection of the public. For example, a condition concerning the possession, ownership or control or inspection of specified items or documents, could be applied in respect of an offender who is considered at risk of leaving the jurisdiction to prevent that offender from holding a passport.