{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policing-and-crime-act-2009/section-108",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policing-and-crime-act-2009/section-108.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/26",
  "legislation_title": "Policing and Crime Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/policing-and-crime-act-2009",
  "path": "section/108",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "108",
  "heading": "Strategies for crime reduction etc: probation authorities",
  "text": "(1) The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37) is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 5 (authorities responsible for strategies) after subsection (1)(a) insert—\n“(aa) every provider of probation services operating within the area in pursuance of arrangements under section 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007 which provide for it to be a responsible authority under this section;”.\n(3) In that section, in subsection (1B)(b), after “substances” insert “ or of reducing re-offending ”.\n(4) In section 6 (duty to formulate and implement strategy) at the end of subsection (1)(b) insert\n“; and\n(c) a strategy for the reduction of re-offending in the area”.\n(5) In that section, in subsection (9)(c), after “disorder” insert “ or re-offending ”.\n(6) In section 17(1) (duty to consider crime and disorder implications etc) at the end insert\n“; and\n(c) re-offending in its area”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 108(1)-(3) (6) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/507, art. 5(p)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 108(4)(5) in force at 2.3.2010 for specified purposes by S.I. 2010/507, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 108(4)(5) in force at 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/507, art. 5(p)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/26/section/108",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:38.465629+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}