Explanatory note

This Order adds an additional type of licence condition to article 7 of the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/337) (“the 2015 Order”) that may be applied to offenders sentenced to a determinate sentence of imprisonment and released on licence from that sentence. The type of licence condition added is one concerning restriction of specified conduct or specified acts.

This Order also makes a minor changes to article 4(2)(d) of the 2015 Order to make it clear that not all electronic monitoring devices require recharging, and to article 4(2)(e) to ensure that the correct person can be told of any defects in the electronic monitoring device.

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