(1)Section 327 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (which makes provision about the offenders in respect of whom multi-agency public protection arrangements - sometimes referred to as “MAPPA arrangements” - must be made) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for “subsections (2) to (5)” substitute “ subsections (2) to (4) ”.
(3)In subsection (3), in paragraph (a), after “Schedule 15” insert “ or in subsection (4A) below ”.
(4)In subsection (4), in paragraph (a), after “Schedule 15” insert “ or in subsection (4A) below ”.
(5)After subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)The offences specified in this subsection are—
(a)an offence under section 1 of the Child Abduction Act 1984 (abduction of child by parent);
(b)an offence under section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (trafficking people for exploitation), where the offence is committed against a child;
(c)an offence under section 4(3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 where the offence is committed by—
(i)supplying or offering to supply a Class A drug to a child,
(ii)being concerned in the supplying of such a drug to a child, or
(iii)being concerned in the making to a child of an offer to supply such a drug;
(d)an offence of aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or inciting the commission of an offence specified in this subsection;
(e)an offence of conspiring to commit an offence so specified;
(f)an offence of attempting to commit an offence so specified.”
(6)Omit subsection (5).
(7)In subsection (6), after “In this section” insert “—
child” means a person under 18;”.