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The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Amendment and Revocation) Order 2026

S.I. 2026/911 · Made 7 August 2026

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This Statutory Instrument has been made to revoke and replace S.I. 2026/760 following a change of commencement date and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 7th August 2026

Laid before Parliament 10th August 2026

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 250(1) and (8A) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003f1.

In accordance with section 250(8) of that Act, the Secretary of State has had regard to the following purposes of the supervision of offenders while on licence under Chapter 6 of Part 12 of that Act—

  1. (a)

    the protection of the public,

  2. (b)

    the prevention of re-offending, and

  3. (c)

    securing the successful re-integration of the prisoner into the community.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2003 c. 44. Subsection (8A) was inserted by section 27(3)(b) of the Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendments to the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2015
  3. 3Revocation
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Amendment and Revocation) Order 2026.

(2)

Articles 1 and 3 come into force on 1st September 2026.

(3)

Article 2 comes into force on 1st October 2026.

(4)

This Order extends to England and Wales.

2Amendments to the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2015

(1)

The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2015f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 1(2), after the definition of “offender”, insert—

  • ““supervising officer” means the officer responsible for the management of the offender in accordance with arrangements for probation provision under section 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007f2;”.

(3)

For article 3(2) (standard conditions), substitute—

“(2)

An offender must—

(a)

behave well and in a way that supports the purpose of the offender being on licence;

(b)

not commit any crime;

(c)

keep in touch with the supervising officer as instructed by the supervising officer;

(d)

meet with the supervising officer at any place the supervising officer specifies, including meeting the supervising officer where the offender lives;

(e)

stay at an address approved by the supervising officer and get permission from the supervising officer if they want to stay at another address for one or more nights;

(f)

tell the supervising officer about any new work, or type of work, they want to do, and get the approval of the supervising officer before starting the work;

(g)

tell the supervising officer if they have a passport and give the supervising officer any details about the passport that the supervising officer asks for;

(h)

get permission from the supervising officer if they want to apply for a new passport;

(i)

get permission from the supervising officer if they want to leave the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. This condition does not apply if the offender is being deported or removed for immigration purposes;

(j)

tell the supervising officer about any names they use that are different to the names on their licence;

(k)

tell the supervising officer if their contact details change, including any telephone number or email address.”.

3Revocation

The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2026f1 is revoked.

Signature

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Catherine McKinnell

Minister of State

Ministry of Justice

7th August 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the standard conditions that apply to offenders sentenced to a determinate sentence of imprisonment and released on licence. Those conditions are set out in the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2015, which specifies the licence conditions, and the types of licence conditions, to which an offender must be subject.

Article 2(2) amends article 1(2) inserting a definition for “supervising officer”.

Article 2(3) prescribes the standard licence conditions that apply to all determinate sentence prisoners following their release on licence. This includes a new standard condition requiring offenders to give details of any passports held and seek permission before applying for a new passport. The wording of the standard conditions has been updated to make them easier for offenders to understand.

Article 3 revokes the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2026 which was laid on 7th July 2026. This Order replaces the statutory instrument made and laid on 7th July 2026 which is being revoked to allow the Department to change the commencement date, and is otherwise unchanged.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this statutory instrument as no impact, or significant impact, on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.