Criminal Justice Act 2003

260 Early removal of prisoners liable to removal from United Kingdom E+W

(1) [F1 subsection (2)], where a fixed-term prisoner is liable to removal from the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State may remove him from prison under this section at any time during the period of [F2 270] days ending with the day on which the prisoner will have served the requisite custodial period.

[F3 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a prisoner unless he has served at least one-half of the requisite custodial period.]

(3) F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3A) F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) A prisoner removed from prison under this section—

(a) is so removed only for the purpose of enabling the Secretary of State to remove him from the United Kingdom under powers conferred by—

(i) Schedule 2 or 3 to the Immigration Act 1971, or

(ii) section 10 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33), and

(b) so long as remaining in the United Kingdom, remains liable to be detained in pursuance of his sentence until he has served the requisite custodial period.

(5) So long as a prisoner removed from prison under this section remains in the United Kingdom but has not been returned to prison, any duty or power of the Secretary of State under section 244 or 248 is exercisable in relation to him as if he were in prison.

(6) The Secretary of State may by order—

(a) amend the number of days for the time being specified in subsection (1) F6 . . . ,

(b) F7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) amend the fraction for the time being specified in [F8 subsection (2)].

[F9 (7) In this section “requisite custodial period”—

(a) in relation to a prisoner serving an extended sentence imposed under section 227 or 228, means one-half of the appropriate custodial term (determined by the court under that section);

(b) in any other case, has the meaning given by paragraph (a), (b) or (d) of section 244(3).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 260(1) substituted (3.11.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 34(4)(a), 153; S.I. 2008/2712, art. 2, Sch. para. 5 (subject to arts. 3, 4)

F2 Word in s. 260(1) substituted (7.4.2008) by The Early Removal of Fixed-Term Prisoners (Amendment of Eligibility Period) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/978), art. 2

F3 S. 260(2) substituted (3.11.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 34(5), 153; S.I. 2008/2712, art. 2, Sch. para. 5 (subject to arts. 3, 4)

F4 S. 260(3) repealed (3.11.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 34(6), 149, 153, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/2712, art. 2, Sch. paras. 5, 19(2)(b) (subject to arts. 3, 4)

F5 S. 260(3A) repealed (31.10.2009) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 34(6), 149, 153(7), Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2009/2606, art. 3(j)(i)

F6 Words in s. 260(6)(a) repealed (3.11.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 34(8)(a), 149, 153, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/2712, art. 2, Sch. paras. 5, 19(2)(b) (subject to arts. 3, 4)

F7 S. 260(6)(b) repealed (3.11.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 34(8)(b), 149, 153, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/2712, art. 2, Sch. paras. 5, 19(2)(b) (subject to arts. 3, 4)

F8 Words in s. 260(6)(c) substituted (3.11.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 34(8)(c), 153; S.I. 2008/2712, art. 2, Sch. para. 5 (subject to arts. 3, 4)

F9 S. 260(7) substituted (3.11.2008) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), ss. 34(9), 153; S.I. 2008/2712, art. 2, Sch. para. 5 (subject to arts. 3, 4)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 260 wholly in force at 4.4.2005; s. 260 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); s. 260(6) in force at 7.3.2005 by S.I. 2005/373, art. 2; s. 260 in force in so far as not already in force at 4.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 19 (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)