EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Ministry of Justice, are published
separately as HL Bill 2—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Lord McNally has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human
Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] are compatible
with the Convention rights.
Release and supervision of offenders sentenced to less than 2 years
Other provision about release of offenders
Drugs and offenders released during custodial sentence
Community orders and suspended sentence orders
Offenders sentenced by service courts
General