# Victims and Courts Act 2026, Paragraph 12: Hospital directions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Section 39 (victims’ rights: preliminary) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for the words from “is convicted” to the end substitute
“—
(i) is convicted of an offence listed in Part 1 of Schedule 6A and a life sentence or a sentence of imprisonment or detention for a term of at least the specified sentence length is imposed on the offender in respect of the offence, or
(ii) is convicted of an offence listed in Part 2 of Schedule 6A and a sentence of imprisonment or detention is imposed on the offender in respect of the offence, and”;
(b) omit paragraph (b) and the “and” at the end.
(3) In subsection (2), in the words before paragraph (a)—
(a) for “local probation board for the area in which the hospital direction is given, or the provider of probation services operating in the local justice area in which the hospital direction is given,” substitute “provider of probation services”;
(b) for “the board” substitute “the provider”.
(4) Omit subsection (2A).
(5) For subsection (4) substitute—
“(4) The information is—
(a) information about the discharge or release, or consideration for discharge or release, of the offender;
(b) information about any conditions in connection with the offender’s discharge;
(c) information about any licence conditions or supervision requirements in connection with the offender’s release.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/19/schedule/2/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-courts-act-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-12
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