PART 1Criminal Justice
Dangerous offenders
I14Parole Board release when serving extended sentences
1
Section 246A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (release on licence of prisoners serving extended sentences under section 226A or 226B) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (2) (automatic release at the end of requisite custodial period), for the words from “unless” to the end substitute
if—
a
the sentence was imposed before the coming into force of section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015,
b
the appropriate custodial term is less than 10 years, and
c
the sentence was not imposed in respect of an offence listed in Parts 1 to 3 of Schedule 15B or in respect of offences that include one or more offences listed in those Parts of that Schedule.
3
In subsection (3) (release following Parole Board direction), for “If either or both of those conditions are met” substitute “
In any other case
”
.