Legislation – Deregulation Act 2015
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Administration of justice
83“MAPPA arrangements” to cease to apply to certain offenders
(1)
Section 327 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (which makes provision about the offenders in respect of whom multi-agency public protection arrangements – sometimes referred to as “MAPPA arrangements” – must be made) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1), for “subsections (2) to (5)” substitute “
.
subsections (2) to (4)
”
(3)
In subsection (3), in paragraph (a), after “Schedule 15” insert “
.
or in subsection (4A) below
”
(4)
In subsection (4), in paragraph (a), after “Schedule 15” insert “
.
or in subsection (4A) below
”
(5)
“(4A)
The offences specified in this subsection are—
(a)
an offence under section 1 of the Child Abduction Act 1984 (abduction of child by parent);
(b)
an offence under section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (trafficking people for exploitation), where the offence is committed against a child;
(c)
an offence under section 4(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 where the offence is committed by—
(i)
supplying or offering to supply a Class A drug to a child,
(ii)
being concerned in the supplying of such a drug to a child, or
(iii)
being concerned in the making to a child of an offer to supply such a drug;
(d)
an offence of aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or inciting the commission of an offence specified in this subsection;
(e)
an offence of conspiring to commit an offence so specified;
(f)
an offence of attempting to commit an offence so specified.”
(6)
Omit subsection (5).
(7)
“—
child” means a person under 18;”.