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Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014

2014 c. 11 · Enacted 13 March 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom

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s. 11(2)(b)-(d)omittedSentencing Act 2026 s. 27(8)
An Act to make provision about the release, and supervision after release, of offenders; to make provision about the extension period for extended sentence prisoners; to make provision about community orders and suspended sentence orders; and for connected purposes.[13th March 2014]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Release and supervision of offenders sentenced to less than 2 years
  2. 1Reduction of cases in which prisoners released unconditionally
  3. 2Supervision after end of sentence
  4. 3Breach of supervision requirements Repealed
  5. 4Supervision of certain young offenders after release from detention
  6. 5Consecutive terms
  7. 6Supervision of certain young offenders after detention and training order Repealed
  8. 7Minor and consequential provision
  9. Other provision about release and supervision of offenders
  10. 8Extended sentences: length of extension period Repealed
  11. 9Recall and further release of offenders
  12. 10Arrangements for supervision and rehabilitation: female offenders
  13. Drugs and offenders released during custodial sentence
  14. 11Drug testing
  15. 12Drug appointments
  16. 13Drug testing and appointments: transfer within the British Islands
  17. Community orders and suspended sentence orders
  18. 14Officers responsible for implementing orders
  19. 15Rehabilitation activity requirement Repealed
  20. 16Programme requirement Repealed
  21. 17Attendance centre requirement Repealed
  22. 18Duty to obtain permission before changing residence
  23. Offenders sentenced by service courts
  24. 19Amendments of Armed Forces Act 2006
  25. General
  26. 20Consequential and supplementary provision etc
  27. 21Transitional provision etc
  28. 22Commencement
  29. 23Extent
  30. 24Short title
  31. Schedule 1: Supervision requirements
  32. Part 1: General Repealed
  33. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  34. Part 2: Drugs
  35. 2Paragraph 2
  36. Schedule 2: Supervision default orders: new Schedule 19A to Criminal Justice Act 2003 Repealed
  37. Paragraph Repealed
  38. Schedule 3: Release and supervision: minor and consequential provision
  39. Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c. 43)
  40. 1Paragraph 1
  41. 2Paragraph 2
  42. 3Paragraph 3
  43. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  44. 5Paragraph 5
  45. 6Paragraph 6
  46. 7Paragraph 7
  47. 8Paragraph 8
  48. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
  49. 9Paragraph 9
  50. Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
  51. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  52. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  53. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  54. Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43)
  55. 13Paragraph 13
  56. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  57. 14Paragraph 14
  58. 15Paragraph 15
  59. 16Paragraph 16
  60. 17Paragraph 17
  61. 18Paragraph 18
  62. 19Paragraph 19
  63. 20Paragraph 20
  64. 21Paragraph 21
  65. 22Paragraph 22
  66. 23Paragraph 23
  67. 24Paragraph 24
  68. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  69. Schedule 4: Officers responsible for implementing orders
  70. Part 1: Functions confined to the public sector
  71. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  72. 1Paragraph 1
  73. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  74. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  75. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  76. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  77. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  78. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  79. Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21)
  80. 8Paragraph 8
  81. Part 2: Consequential provision
  82. Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
  83. 9Paragraph 9
  84. Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
  85. 10Paragraph 10
  86. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  87. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  88. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  89. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  90. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  91. Schedule 5: Rehabilitation activity requirement: consequential provision Repealed
  92. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  93. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  94. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  95. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  96. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  97. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  98. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  99. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  100. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  101. Schedule 6: Offenders sentenced by service courts
  102. 1Paragraph 1
  103. Supervision and release of offenders sentenced to less than 2 years
  104. 2Paragraph 2
  105. Recall and further release of offenders
  106. 3Paragraph 3
  107. Service community orders, overseas community orders and suspended sentence orders: officers responsible for implementing
  108. 4Paragraph 4
  109. 5Paragraph 5
  110. 6Paragraph 6
  111. 7Paragraph 7
  112. Service community orders, overseas community orders and suspended sentence orders: duty to obtain permission before changing residence
  113. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  114. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  115. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  116. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  117. Schedule 7: Cases to which this Act applies
  118. Commencement day
  119. 1Paragraph 1
  120. Release and supervision of offenders sentenced to less than 2 years
  121. 2Paragraph 2
  122. 3Paragraph 3
  123. Extended sentences
  124. 4Paragraph 4
  125. Recall and further release of prisoners
  126. 5Paragraph 5
  127. Drugs and offenders released during custodial sentence
  128. 6Paragraph 6
  129. Community orders and suspended sentences
  130. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  131. Interpretation: offences committed over a period
  132. 8Paragraph 8