Paragraph 14 Hospital directionsI1

Section 41 (information) is amended as follows.

In subsection (2)—

For subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)

The provider of probation services must take all reasonable steps—

(a)

so far as the provider considers it appropriate to do so, to provide that person with—

(i)

information about the discharge, or consideration for discharge, of the offender;

(ii)

information about the imposition of conditions in connection with the offender’s discharge;

(iii)

details of any such conditions which the provider considers relate to the victim or the victim’s family;

(b)

if the limitation direction in respect of the offender is to cease to have effect, so far as the provider considers it appropriate to do so, to notify that person of the date on which it is to cease to have effect;

(c)

so far as the provider considers it appropriate to do so, to provide that person with—

(i)

information about the release, or consideration for release, of the offender;

(ii)

information about the imposition of licence conditions or supervision requirements in connection with the offender’s release;

(iii)

details of any such conditions or requirements which the provider considers relate to the victim or the victim’s family;

(d)

so far as the provider considers it appropriate to do so, to provide that person with—

(i)

information about the grant to the offender of leave to be absent from hospital under section 17 of the Mental Health Act 1983, or the consideration of the offender for such leave;

(ii)

information about the imposition of conditions in connection with the grant to the offender of such leave;

(iii)

details of any such conditions which the provider considers relate to the victim or the victim’s family;

(e)

to provide that person with such other information as the provider considers appropriate in all the circumstances of the case.”

In subsection (4)—

In subsection (5), in paragraph (b), after “section 71” insert “or 75”.

In subsection (6), in the words before paragraph (a), for “relevant probation body” substitute “provider of probation services”.

In subsection (7), for “relevant probation body” substitute “provider of probation services”.

Omit subsection (9).