Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

131 Increase in requisite custodial period for certain other offenders of particular concern E+W

(1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 244A(6) (release on licence of prisoners serving sentence under section 278 of the Sentencing Code etc: interpretation), in the definition of “the requisite custodial period”—

(a) in paragraph (a), after “one sentence” insert “imposed before the day on which section 131 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force”;

(b) after that paragraph (but before the final “and”) insert—

“(aa)

in relation to a person serving one sentence imposed on or after that day, two-thirds of the appropriate custodial term,”.

(3) In section 264(6) (consecutive terms of imprisonment: meaning of custodial period)—

(a) in paragraph (c), after “Code” insert “before the day on which section 131 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force”;

(b) after that paragraph (but before the final “and”) insert—

“(ca) in relation to a sentence imposed under section 265 or 278 of the Sentencing Code on or after the day on which section 131 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force, two-thirds of the appropriate custodial term determined by the court under that section,”.