Part I The New Services

Introduction

• 1 Purposes of the Chapter
• 2 Aims of the Service

Functions

• 3 Functions of the Secretary of State
• 4 Local probation boards
• 5 Functions of local probation boards
• 6 The inspectorate
• 7 Functions of inspectorate

Miscellaneous

• 8 Support services
• 9 Approved premises
• 10 Default powers
• 11 Establishment of the Service
• 12 Principal functions of the Service
• 13 Other powers of the Service
• 14 Provision of staff or services to other organisations
• 15 Right to conduct litigation and right of audience
• 16 Cross-examination of officers of the Service
• 17 Inspection

Property and staff

• 18 Definitions
• 19 Property
• 20 Transfer of staff
• 21 Effect of transfer of eligible employees
• 22 Effect of transfer of chief probation officers
• 23 Transfer of staff in consequence of arrangements under Part I

Provision for the protection of children

• 24 Provision for the protection of children

Interpretation

• 25 Interpretation of Part I

Part II Protection of Children

Disqualification orders

• 26 Meaning of “offence against a child”
• 27 Equivalent armed forces offences
• 28 Disqualification from working with children: adults
• 29 Disqualification from working with children: juveniles
• 30 Sections 28 and 29: supplemental
• 31 Appeals
• 32 Review of disqualification
• 33 Conditions for application under section 32
• 34 Restoration of disqualification order

Effect of disqualification from working with children

• 35 Persons disqualified from working with children: offences
• 36 Meaning of “regulated position”
• 37 Disqualification in Scotland or Northern Ireland
• 38 Rehabilitation of offenders

Indecent conduct towards children

• 39 Extension of offence: conduct towards 14 and 15 year olds
• 40 Extension of corresponding Northern Ireland offence: conduct towards 14 to 16 year olds

Indecent photographs of children: increase of maximum penalties

• 41 Indecent photographs of children: increase of maximum penalties

General

• 42 Interpretation of Part II

Part III Dealing with Offenders

Renaming certain community orders

• 43 Probation orders renamed community rehabilitation orders
• 44 Community service orders renamed community punishment orders
• 45 Combination orders renamed community punishment and rehabilitation orders

New community orders

• 46 Exclusion orders
• 47 Drug abstinence orders

Miscellaneous

• 48 Pre-sentence drug testing
• 49 Community sentences: drug abstinence requirements
• 50 Community sentences: curfew requirements
• 51 Community sentences: exclusion requirements
• 52 Community sentences: electronic monitoring of requirements
• 53 Breach of community orders: warning and punishment
• 54 Breach of community orders: failure to answer summons
• 55 Regulation of community orders

Young offenders: reprimands and warnings

• 56 Reprimands and warnings

Police powers: drugs

• 57 Testing persons in police detention

Bail

• 58 Right to bail: relevance of drug misuse

Detention

• 59 Remand centres
• 60 Life sentences: tariffs
• 61 Abolition of sentences of detention in a young offender institution, custody for life, etc

Release of prisoners on licence etc

• 62 Release on licence etc: conditions as to monitoring
• 63 Supervision of young offenders after release
• 64 Release on licence etc: drug testing requirements
• 65 Short-term prisoners: release subject to curfew conditions

Sexual or violent offenders

• 66 Amendments of the Sex Offenders Act 1997
• 67 Arrangements for assessing etc risks posed by certain offenders
• 68 Section 67: interpretation
• 69 Duties of local probation boards in connection with victims of certain offences
• 70 Interpretation, etc

Part IV General and Supplementary

• 71 Access to driver licensing records
• 72 Failure to secure regular attendance at school
• 73 Parenting orders: responsible officer
• 74 Amendments
• 75 Repeals
• 76 Subordinate legislation
• 77 Supplementary and consequential provision, etc
• 78 General interpretation
• 79 Expenses
• 80 Commencement
• 81 Extent
• 82 Short title
• SCHEDULE 1 Local Probation Boards
• SCHEDULE 2 Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
• SCHEDULE 3 Transfer of Property
• SCHEDULE 4 Meaning of “Offence Against a Child”
• SCHEDULE 5 Amendments of the Sex Offenders Act 1997
• SCHEDULE 6 Trigger Offences

SCHEDULE 7 Minor and Consequential Amendments

• Part I New Names
• Part II General
• SCHEDULE 8 Repeals