Part 12Sentencing

Chapter 6 Release, licences, supervision and recall

Consecutive or concurrent terms

263Concurrent terms

(1)

This section applies where—

(a)

a person (“the offender”) has been sentenced F1. . . to two or more terms of imprisonment which are wholly or partly concurrent, and

(b)

the sentences were passed on the same occasion or, where they were passed on different occasions, the person has not been released under this Chapter at any time during the period beginning with the first and ending with the last of those occasions.

(2)

Where this section applies—

(a)

nothing in this Chapter requires the Secretary of State to release the offender in respect of any of the terms unless and until he is required to release him in respect of each of the others,

F2(aa)

the offender's release is to be unconditional if section 243A so requires in respect of each of the sentences (and in any other case is to be on licence),

(b)

F3section 246 does not authorise the Secretary of State to release him on licence under that section in respect of any of the terms unless and until that section authorises the Secretary of State to do so in respect of each of the others F4to which that section applies,

(c)

on and after his release under this Chapter F5(unless that release is unconditional) the offender is to be on licenceF6—

(i)

until the last date on which the offender is required to be on licence in respect of any of the terms, and

(ii)

subject to such conditions as are required by this Chapter in respect of any of the sentences.

F7(3)

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(4)

In this section “term of imprisonment” includes a determinate sentence of detention under section 91 F8or 96 of F9the PCC(S)A 2000, under section 250, F10252A, 254, 262, 265 F11, 266 or 268A of the Sentencing Code or under section F12226A, 226B, F13227 F14, 228 or 236A of this Act.

F15(5)

This section is subject to paragraphs 21, 31 and 32 of Schedule 20B (transitional cases).