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Release on licence to be directed by Parole Board
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6After section 244 insert—
“244ARelease on licence of prisoners serving sentence under section 236A
(1)This section applies to a prisoner (“P”) who is serving a sentence imposed under section 236A.
(2)The Secretary of State must refer P’s case to the Board—
(a)as soon as P has served the requisite custodial period, and
(b)where there has been a previous reference of P’s case to the Board under this subsection and the Board did not direct P’s release, not later than the second anniversary of the disposal of that reference.
(3)It is the duty of the Secretary of State to release P on licence under this section as soon as—
(a)P has served the requisite custodial period, and
(b)the Board has directed P’s release under this section.
(4)The Board must not give a direction under subsection (3) unless—
(a)the Secretary of State has referred P’s case to the Board, and
(b)the Board is satisfied that it is not necessary for the protection of the public that P should be confined.
(5)It is the duty of the Secretary of State to release P on licence under this section as soon as P has served the appropriate custodial term, unless P has previously been released on licence under this section and recalled under section 254 (provision for the release of such persons being made by sections 255A to 255C).
(6)For the purposes of this section—
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