Part 3Victims etc
Chapter 2Representations and information
Transfer directions
42Victims' rights: preliminary
1
This section applies if—
a
a person (“the offender”) is convicted of a sexual F7, violent or terrorism offence,
b
a relevant sentence is imposed on him in respect of the offence, and
c
while the offender is serving the sentence, the Secretary of State gives a transfer direction F1in respect of the offender (whether or not he also gives a restriction direction in respect of the offender).
2
The local probation board for the area in which the hospital specified in the transfer direction is situated F2or the provider of probation services operating in the local justice area in which the hospital specified in the transfer direction is situated must take all reasonable steps to ascertain whether a person who appears to the board F3or the provider to be the victim of the offence or to act for the victim of the offence wishes—
a
to make representations about the matters specified in subsection (3);
b
to receive the information specified in subsection (4).
F42A
The provider of probation services mentioned in subsection (2) is the provider of probation services identified as such by arrangements under section 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007.
3
The matters are—
a
whether the offender should be subject to any conditions in the event of his discharge from hospital F5at a time when a restriction direction is in force in respect of him;
b
if so, what conditions F6;
c
what conditions he should be subject to in the event of his discharge from hospital under a community treatment order.
4
The information is information about any conditions to which the offender is to be subject in the event of his discharge from hospital.