Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
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7 Electronic monitoring following release on licence etc
(1) Part 3 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (dealing with offenders) is amended as follows. (2) In section 62 (release on licence etc: conditions as to monitoring)— (a) for subsection (2) substitute— (2) The conditions may include electronic monitoring conditions. (2A) An electronic monitoring condition imposed under this section must include provision for making a person responsible for the monitoring. (2B) A person may not be made responsible for the monitoring unless the person is of a description specified in an order made by the Secretary of State. , and (b) after subsection (5) insert— (5A) In this section “electronic monitoring condition” means a condition requiring the person to submit to either or both of the following— (a) electronic monitoring of the person's compliance with another condition of release, and (b) electronic monitoring of the person's whereabouts (other than for the purpose of monitoring compliance with another condition of release). (3) After section 62 insert— Release on licence etc: compulsory electronic monitoring conditions 62A (1) The Secretary of State may by order provide that the power under section 62 to impose an electronic monitoring condition must be exercised. (2) An order under this section may— (a) require an electronic monitoring condition to be included for so long as the person's release is required to be, or may be, subject to conditions or for a shorter period; (b) make provision generally or in relation to a case described in the order. (3) An order under this section may, in particular— (a) make provision in relation to cases in which compliance with a condition imposed on a person's release is monitored by a person specified or described in the order; (b) make provision in relation to persons selected on the basis of criteria specified in the order or on a sampling basis; (c) make provision by reference to whether a person specified in the order is satisfied of a matter. (4) An order under this section may not make provision about a case in which the sentence imposed on the person is— (a) a detention and training order, (b) a sentence of detention under section 91 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (detention of offenders under 18 convicted of certain offences), (c) a sentence of detention under section 209 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (detention of offenders under 18 convicted of certain offences), or (d) an order under section 211 of that Act. (5) In this section, “electronic monitoring condition” has the same meaning as in section 62. Data from electronic monitoring: code of practice 62B (1) The Secretary of State must issue a code of practice relating to the processing of data gathered in the course of monitoring persons under electronic monitoring conditions imposed under section 62. (2) A failure to observe a code issued under this section does not of itself make a person liable to any criminal or civil proceedings. (4) Schedule 2 to this Act contains consequential provision. (5) The amendments made by this section and Schedule 2 apply in relation to a person who is released from prison on or after the day on which they come into force.
7 Electronic monitoring following release on licence etc
(1) Part 3 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (dealing with offenders) is amended as follows. (2) In section 62 (release on licence etc: conditions as to monitoring)— (a) for subsection (2) substitute— (2) The conditions may include electronic monitoring conditions. (2A) An electronic monitoring condition imposed under this section must include provision for making a person responsible for the monitoring. (2B) A person may not be made responsible for the monitoring unless the person is of a description specified in an order made by the Secretary of State. , and (b) after subsection (5) insert— (5A) In this section “electronic monitoring condition” means a condition requiring the person to submit to either or both of the following— (a) electronic monitoring of the person's compliance with another condition of release, and (b) electronic monitoring of the person's whereabouts (other than for the purpose of monitoring compliance with another condition of release). (3) After section 62 insert— Release on licence etc: compulsory electronic monitoring conditions 62A (1) The Secretary of State may by order provide that the power under section 62 to impose an electronic monitoring condition must be exercised. (2) An order under this section may— (a) require an electronic monitoring condition to be included for so long as the person's release is required to be, or may be, subject to conditions or for a shorter period; (b) make provision generally or in relation to a case described in the order. (3) An order under this section may, in particular— (a) make provision in relation to cases in which compliance with a condition imposed on a person's release is monitored by a person specified or described in the order; (b) make provision in relation to persons selected on the basis of criteria specified in the order or on a sampling basis; (c) make provision by reference to whether a person specified in the order is satisfied of a matter. (4) An order under this section may not make provision about a case in which the sentence imposed on the person is— (a) a detention and training order, (b) a sentence of detention under section 91 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (detention of offenders under 18 convicted of certain offences), (c) a sentence of detention under section 209 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (detention of offenders under 18 convicted of certain offences), or (d) an order under section 211 of that Act. (5) In this section, “electronic monitoring condition” has the same meaning as in section 62. Data from electronic monitoring: code of practice 62B (1) The Secretary of State must issue a code of practice relating to the processing of data gathered in the course of monitoring persons under electronic monitoring conditions imposed under section 62. (2) A failure to observe a code issued under this section does not of itself make a person liable to any criminal or civil proceedings. (4) Schedule 2 to this Act contains consequential provision. (5) The amendments made by this section and Schedule 2 apply in relation to a person who is released from prison on or after the day on which they come into force.
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