THIRD GROUP OF PARTSDisposals

PART 10Custodial sentences

CHAPTER 9Sentence administration

Recommendations

I1C1328Power of court to recommend licence conditions for adults sentenced to term of 12 months or more

1

This section applies where a court sentences an offender to—

a

a term of imprisonment, or

b

a term of detention in a young offender institution,

of 12 months or more in respect of any offence.

2

The court may, when passing sentence, recommend to the Secretary of State particular conditions which in its view should be included in any licence granted to the offender under Chapter 6 of Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 on the offender's release from prison or detention.

3

A recommendation under subsection (2) is not to be treated for any purpose as part of the sentence passed on the offender.