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1Days on which offenders may be released from detentionE+W

(1)Section 23 of the Criminal Justice Act 1961 (Prison Rules) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (3), after “shall” insert “(subject to subsection (3B))”.

(3)Before subsection (4) insert—

(3B)The Secretary of State may direct that a prisoner who would, apart from this subsection, be discharged on a working day immediately before a non-working day, must instead be discharged on a day referred to in subsection (3C).

(3C)The days are—

(a)the last eligible working day before the day on which the prisoner would otherwise be discharged;

(b)the last eligible working day before that eligible working day.

(3D)In this section—

(4)After subsection (4) insert—

(5)In subsections (3), (3B) and (3C), the references to a prisoner also include references to a person detained in—

(a)a secure children’s home, or

(b)a secure 16 to 19 Academy,

in pursuance of a sentence or order referred to in section 163(1) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

(6)In subsection (5)

Commencement Information

I1S. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 3(3)

I2S. 1 in force at 12.12.2023 by S.I. 2023/1329, reg. 2