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| | | (3) | After section 244 (3)(d) insert— |
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| | | “(e) | Before releasing a person sentenced to a period of imprisonment |
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| | | of four years or more the Parole Board must be satisfied that the |
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| | | individual is considered low risk of harm to the public and low |
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| | | ‘(3) | After section 255(5) insert— |
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| | | “(6) | A person subject to imprisonment for public protection purposes shall |
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| | | have the sentence reviewed by the Parole Board at least every two years. |
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| | | (7) | It shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State to ensure that all |
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| | | persons subject to imprisonment for public protection purposes shall |
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| | | have access to relevant offender management programmes during the |
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| | | duration of their incarceration. |
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| | | (8) | In determining whether to recommend an individual sentenced to |
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| | | imprisonment for public protection purposes for release on licence the |
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| | | Parole Board shall have regard to the availability and completion of |
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| | | relevant offender management programmes. |
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| | | (9) | In determining whether to recommend for release on licence a person |
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| | | sentenced to imprisonment for public protection purposes the Parole |
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| | | Board should not make such release conditional on the person |
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| | | participating in programmes if the Parole Board is satisfied that those |
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| | | (10) | In this section “imprisonment for public protection” means the same as |
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| | | that defined in Section 255(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.”.’. |
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| | Schedule 10, page 168, line 14, leave out paragraph 18. |
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