Legislation – Victims and Prisoners Act 2024
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Part 4Prisoners
Public protection decisions
60Amendment 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)
“(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)
“(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)
“(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).”