Offender Management Act 2007
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about the provision of probation services, prisons and other matters relating to the management of offenders; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2007 c 21 |
| Introduced by | John Reid MP, Home Secretary[1] (Commons) Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Lords) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 26 July 2007 |
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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
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The Offender Management Act 2007 (c 21),[2] which relates to "the provision of probation services, prisons and other matters relating to the management of offenders",[3] is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Provisions
[edit | edit source]The act allows for the outsourcing of probation services (section 3) and amend the law relating to contracted out prisons and secure training centres (sections 16-20).
The act allowed more options for the placement of young offenders in care homes.[4] The act allows for the monitoring of sex offenders using lie detectors.[5]
The act makes it an offence to have a mobile phone in prison and it makes it an offence for staff to bring mobile phones into a prison.[6][7]
References
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- ^ The Offender Management Act 2007, Long title
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The Offender Management Act 2007, as amended from the National Archives.
- The Offender Management Act 2007, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
- Explanatory notes to the Offender Management Act 2007.
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