Criminal Justice Act 1982

6 In Schedule 3 to that Act (duties and powers of probation committees)—

(a) in paragraph 3—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) (under which it is the duty of every such committee to appoint sufficient probation officers for their probation area and to ensure that at least one probation officer who is a man and one probation officer who is a woman is appointed for or assigned to each petty sessions area) the words from “and to ensure" to “petty sessions area" shall cease to have effect;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (2) (powers of probation committee to give financial and other assistance to persons under the supervision of probation officers appointed for their area) for the words “under the supervision of probation officers appointed for their area" there shall be substituted the words “in relation to whom probation officers appointed for their area have responsibilities";

(iii) the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted after that sub-paragraph—

“(2A) A probation committee may provide facilities for enabling—

(a) directions given by a supervisor by virtue of subsection (2) of section 12 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969; and

(b) requirements included in a supervision order by virtue of subsection (3C) of that section,

to be carried out effectively.”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (3) (by virtue of which a committee may delegate functions to a sub-committee, but only with the approval of the Secretary of State) the words “with the approval of the Secretary of State" shall cease to have effect; and

F1 (v) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) the following paragraphs shall be substituted for paragraphs 4 and 5 (case committees)—

“4 Probation liaison committees

“4 (1) For every petty sessions area outside the inner London area there shall be one or more committees, to be called “probation liaison committees", and every such committee shall, subject to paragraphs 6 and 7 below, consist—

(a) if the petty sessions area is a separate probation area, of the probation committee;

(b) in any other case, of not less than three justices appointed by the justices acting for that petty sessions area.

(2) It shall be the duty of probation liaison committees for areas outside the inner London area to review the work of probation officers, and to perform such other duties in connection with the work of probation officers as may be prescribed.

(3) A probation committee for any area outside the inner London area shall pay any expenses incurred in accordance with rules made by the Secretary of State under this Schedule by a probation liaison committee for a petty sessions area in their probation area, and any allowances under paragraph 13 below to members of any such committee.

(1) The probation committee for the inner London area may appoint such probation liaison committees, constituted in such manner and for such areas within that area, as the probation committee may determine, and shall pay the expenses of any probation liaison committee appointed under this sub-paragraph.

(2) Any probation liaison committee appointed for an area within the inner London area shall exercise functions conferred on probation liaison committees for areas outside the inner London area by paragraph 4(2) above to such extent and in such cases as may be determined by the probation committee for the inner London area.”;

(c) in paragraphs 6 and 7 (which relate to the co-option of members of probation committees and case committees) a reference to a probation liaison committee shall be substituted for every reference to a case committee;

(d) in paragraph 10 (functions of probation committees in relation to community service orders)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) (under which a probation committee may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, secure that arrangements for persons to perform work under community service orders are made for their area or for any petty sessions area comprised in it) for the words “may, with the approval of the Secretary of State," there shall be substituted the word “shall" and for the word “any" there shall be substituted the word “each"; and

(ii) sub-paragraph (2) (appointment of community service committees) shall cease to have effect;

(e) in sub-paragraphs (1) and (3) of paragraph 13 (travelling and subsistence allowances) and sub-paragraph (1)(a) of paragraph 18 (rules) references to a probation liaison committee shall be substituted for the references to a case committee;

(f) in paragraphs 18(1)(b) and 18A (both of which relate to the qualifications etc. of probation officers and their ancillary staff) the words “and staff appointed under paragraph 10 above" shall cease to have effect.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 11 para. 6(a)(v) repealed (1.10.1992) by Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1), s. 101(2), Sch.13; S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch.2