The Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

13.—(1) The Crime and Disorder Act 1998(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 5 (authorities responsible for strategies), after subsection (2)(b)(2) insert—

“(ba) every provider of probation services operating within the area in pursuance of arrangements under section 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007 which provide for it to co-operate under this subsection with the responsible authorities;”.

(3) In section 8 (parenting orders), in subsection (8)(a)(3), at the end insert “or an officer of a provider of probation services”.

(4) In section 9 (parenting orders: supplemental), in subsection (2B)(a)(4), at the end insert “or an officer of a provider of probation services”.

(5) In section 18 (interpretation etc. of chapter 1), after subsection (3)(5) insert—

“(3A) Where directions under a parenting order are to be given by an officer of a provider of probation services, the officer of a provider of probation services shall be an officer acting in the local justice area within which it appears to the court that the child or, as the case may be, the parent resides or will reside.”

(6) In section 98 (remands and committals: alternative provision for 15 or 16 year old boys), in subsection (3)(6), after “probation board” insert “, an officer of a provider of probation services”.

(7) In section 115 (disclosure of information), in subsection (2), after paragraph (ea)(7) insert—

“(eb) probation trust

(ec) a provider of probation services (other than a probation trust or the Secretary of State), in carrying out its statutory functions or activities of a public nature in pursuance of arrangements made under section 3(2) of the Offender Management Act 2007”.

(1)

1998 c.37

(2)

Section 5(2)(b) was amended by the Police Reform Act 2002 (c.30), section 97(1) and (4)(a).

(3)

Section 8(8)(a) was amended by the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c.43), Schedule 7, paragraph 4(1)(a) and (2).

(4)

Section 9(2B) was inserted by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44), Schedule 34, paragraph 2(1) and (3).

(5)

Section 18(3) was amended by the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c.43), Schedule 7, paragraph 4(1)(a), (1)(b) and (2) and S.I. 2005/886.

(6)

In section 98(3), the substituted subsection (4) was amended by the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c.43), Schedule 7, paragraphs 4(1)(a) and (2), 38 and 39(b)(i), (ii) and (iii), and Schedule 8, and the Children Act 2004 (c.31), Schedule 5, Part 4.

(7)

Section 115(2)(ea) was inserted by S.I. 2002/2469.