Section 28 Sentencing Act 2026 Section 28 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Licence conditions: offenders sentenced under repealed armed forces legislation. It provides as follows: (1)The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 is amended as follows. (2)In section 62 (release on licence etc: electronic monitoring conditions), in subsection (5)— (a)omit the “and”…

Section 27 Sentencing Act 2026 Section 27 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Licence conditions. It provides as follows: (1 )In section 64 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (drug testing requirement)— (a)in subsection (1)— (i)at the end of paragraph (a) insert “, and”; (ii)omit the “and” at the end of…

Section 26 Sentencing Act 2026 (UK) Section 26 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Limitation of provisions about home detention curfew. It provides as follows: (1)The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (5). (2)In section 246 (power to release prisoners on licence before required to do so)— (a)in…

Section 25 Sentencing Act 2026 Section 25 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Release on licence of certain violent or sexual offenders: service offences. It provides as follows: (1)Section 244ZA of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (release on licence of certain violent or sexual offenders) is amended as follows. (2)After subsection (8) insert— “(9)For…

Section 24 Sentencing Act 2026 Section 24 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Release: consequential amendments relating to driving disqualification. It provides as follows: (1)In section 35A of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (extension of disqualification where custodial sentence also imposed)— (a)in subsection (4)— (i)in paragraph (fc), for the words from “, a…

Section 23 Sentencing Act 2026 Section 23 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Release. It provides as follows: (1)The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (9). (2)In section 243A (duty to release certain prisoners serving less than 12 months)— (a)in subsection (1)(b), for sub-paragraph (i) (but not the…

Section 22 Sentencing Act 2026 Section 22 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Provision of transcripts of sentencing remarks to victims. It provides as follows: (1)Subsection (2) applies if a victim (“V”) requests the Secretary of State to supply V with a transcript of sentencing remarks that are relevant to V. (2)The Secretary of…

Section 21 Sentencing Act 2026 Section 21 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Annual report relating to prison capacity. It provides as follows: (1)The Secretary of State must, for each year, prepare and lay before Parliament a report relating to prison capacity. (2)The report for a year— (a)must include information about— (i)the number of…

Section 20 Sentencing Act 2026 Section 20 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Sentencing guidelines. It provides as follows: (1)The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 is amended as follows. (2)In section 120 (sentencing guidelines)— (a)in subsection (7), after “appropriate” insert “— (a)seek the consent of the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor to…

Section 19 Sentencing Act 2026 Section 19 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Sentencing Council business plan. It provides as follows: After section 118 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 insert—“118A Business plan(1) As soon as practicable after the beginning of each financial year, the Council must submit a business plan for the…