Offender Management Bill

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Offender Management Bill

Offender Management Bill

[AS AMENDED ON REPORT]

Contents
Part 1
New arrangements for the provision of probation services
Probation purposes
1
Meaning of “the probation purposes”
Functions of the Secretary of State
2
Responsibility for ensuring the provision of probation services
3
Power to make arrangements for the provision of probation services
4
Requirement for probation trusts and probation boards to prepare plans
5
Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3
6
Power to establish probation trusts
7
Power to make grants for probation purposes etc
8
National standards for the management of offenders
9
Annual plans etc
Miscellaneous
10
Officers of providers of probation services
11
National framework for qualifications of officers
12
Abolition of local probation boards and transfers of property etc and staff
13
The inspectorate
14
Approved premises
15
Disclosure for offender management purposes
16
Power to repeal section 5
17
Procedure for orders under section 16
18
Probation report
Part 2
Prisons
Contracted out prisons and secure training centres
19
Power of search in contracted out prisons and secure training centres

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Power of detention in contracted out prisons and secure training centres
21
Powers of authorised persons to perform custodial duties and search
prisoners
22
Powers of director of a contracted out prison
23
Amendment of section 87 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991
Offences relating to prison security
24
Assisting a prisoner to escape
25
Conveyance of prohibited articles into or out of prison
26
Other offences relating to prison security
27
Offences under sections 25 and 26 : extension of Crown immunity
Other amendments of the Prison Act 1952
28
Removal of requirement to appoint a medical officer etc
29
Independent monitoring boards
30
Amendment of section 8A of the Prison Act 1952
Part 3
Other provisions about the management of offenders
Polygraph conditions for certain offenders released on licence
31
Application of polygraph condition
32
Effect of polygraph condition
33
Use in criminal proceedings of evidence from polygraph sessions
Accreditation of programmes
34
Accreditation of programmes for purposes of programme requirements
Young Offenders
35
Functions of Youth Justice Board
36
Detention and training orders: early release
37
Accommodation in which period of detention and training to be served
38
Escort arrangements
Part 4
Supplemental
39
Orders and regulations
40
Financial provisions
41
Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc
42
Minor and consequential amendments, transitionals, and repeals
43
Extent
44
Commencement
45
Short title

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Schedule 1   —
Probation trusts: further provisions
Schedule 2   —
Transfers of property etc and staff in connection with
probation services arrangements
Schedule 3   —
Minor and consequential amendments
Part 1   —
New arrangements for the provision of probation services
Part 2   —
Prisons
Part 3   —
DTOs: accommodation
Part 4   —
Escort arrangements
Schedule 4   —
Transitional and transitory provisions and savings
Part 1   —
Provisions relating to Part 1
Part 2   —
Provisions relating to Part 2
Part 3   —
Provisions relating to Part 3
Schedule 5   —
Repeals
Part 1   —
Probation services
Part 2   —
Prisons etc
Part 3   —
Miscellaneous

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