Legislation – Victims and Prisoners Act 2024
Changes to legislation:
Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, Section 60 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 19 October 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 66(1)(2)s. 66(3)(a)–(e)(i)(f)(4)(5) coming into force by S.I. 2024/966 reg. 3(1)(a)
Part 4Prisoners
Public protection decisions
I160Amendment of power to change test for release on licence of certain prisoners
1
Section 128 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (power to change test for release on licence of certain prisoners) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (3)—
a
after paragraph (a) insert—
aza
amend section 28ZA of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (public protection decisions), as that section applies for the purposes of section 28 or 32 of that Act,
b
after paragraph (aa) insert—
aaza
amend section 237A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (public protection decisions), as that section applies for the purposes of a provision of that Act mentioned in any of paragraphs (aaa) to (c) below,
3
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
Provision made in an order under this section by virtue of subsection (3)(f) may in particular amend, or modify the application of, the following provisions—
a
section 32ZAC(1) of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (powers of High Court on referral of release decisions);
b
section 256AZBC(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (powers of High Court on referral of release decisions).