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Section 42 Victims' rights: preliminary

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

This section applies if—

(a)

a person (“the offender”) is convicted of a sexual F1, violent or terrorism offence,

(b)

a relevant sentence is imposed on him in respect of the offence, and

(c)

while the offender is serving the sentence, the Secretary of State gives a transfer direction F2in respect of the offender (whether or not he also gives a restriction direction in respect of the offender).

(2)

The local probation board for the area in which the hospital specified in the transfer direction is situated F3or the provider of probation services operating in the local justice area in which the hospital specified in the transfer direction is situated must take all reasonable steps to ascertain whether a person who appears to the board F4or the provider to be the victim of the offence or to act for the victim of the offence wishes—

(a)

to make representations about the matters specified in subsection (3);

(b)

to receive the information specified in subsection (4).

F5(2A)

The provider of probation services mentioned in subsection (2) is the provider of probation services identified as such by arrangements under section 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007.

(3)

The matters are—

(a)

whether the offender should be subject to any conditions in the event of his discharge from hospital F6at a time when a restriction direction is in force in respect of him;

(b)

if so, what conditions F7;

(c)

what conditions he should be subject to in the event of his discharge from hospital under a community treatment order.

(4)

The information is information about any conditions to which the offender is to be subject in the event of his discharge from hospital.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 42(1)(a) substituted (12.4.2019) by Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 3), s. 27(3), Sch. 4 para. 10(d) (with s. 25(3)(4))

F2

Words in s. 42(1)(c) substituted (3.11.2008) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12), ss. 48, 56(1), Sch. 6 para. 10(2) (with s. 50(8)-(13)); S.I. 2008/1900, arts. 1(1), 2(o) (with art. 3, Sch.)

F3

Words in s. 42(2) inserted (1.4.2008) by The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/912), arts. 1, 3, Sch. 1 para. 20(10)(a)(i)

F4

Words in s. 42(2) inserted (1.4.2008) by The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/912), arts. 1, 3, Sch. 1 para. 20(10)(a)(ii)

F5

S. 42(2A) inserted (1.4.2008) by The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/912), arts. 1, 3, Sch. 1 para. 20(10)(b)

F6

Words in s. 42(3)(a) inserted (3.11.2008) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12), ss. 48, 56(1), Sch. 6 para. 10(3)(a) (with s. 50(8)-(13)); S.I. 2008/1900, arts. 1(1), 2(o) (with art. 3, Sch.)

F7

S. 42(3)(c) inserted (3.11.2008) by Mental Health Act 2007 (c. 12), ss. 48, 56(1), Sch. 6 para. 10(3)(b) (with s. 50(8)-(13)); S.I. 2008/1900, arts. 1(1), 2(o) (with art. 3, Sch.)

Notes on Part 3A

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 3A heading inserted (13.8.2026) by virtue of Victims and Courts Act 2026 (c. 19), s. 18(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(1); S.I. 2026/918, reg. 2(b)(ii)

F2

Pt. 3A heading inserted (13.8.2026) by Victims and Courts Act 2026 (c. 19), s. 18(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(2); S.I. 2026/918, reg. 2(b)(ii)

Notes on Chapter 1

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 3 Ch. 2 renumbered as Pt. 3A Ch. 1 (13.8.2026) by Victims and Courts Act 2026 (c. 19), s. 18(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(1); S.I. 2026/918, reg. 2(b)(ii)