Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Act 2020 (Version in vigour from 2021-01-04 to )
Currency | No known outstanding effects |
Coming into Force | 04 January 2021 |
(1) After section 28 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 insert—
- “(1) The Parole Board must comply with this section when making a public protection decision about a life prisoner if—
- (a) the prisoner's life sentence was passed for murder or manslaughter;
- (b) the Parole Board does not know where and how the victim's remains were disposed of; and
- (c) the Parole Board believes that the prisoner has information about where, or how, the victim's remains were disposed of (whether the information relates to the actions of the prisoner or any other individual) which the prisoner has not disclosed to the Parole Board (“the prisoner's non-disclosure”) .
- “public protection decision” means the decision, made under section 28(6) (b) for the purposes of section 28(5) , as to whether the Parole Board is satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that the prisoner should be confined;
- “victim” means the victim of the offence for which the prisoner's life sentence was passed;
- “public protection decision”, in relation to a prisoner, means the decision, made under section 28(6) (b) for the purposes of section 28(5) , as to whether the Parole Board is satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that the prisoner should be confined;
- “relevant indecent image” means—
- (a) the photograph to which an offence of taking an indecent photograph of a child relates, or
- (b) the pseudo-photograph to which a relevant offence of making an indecent pseudo-photograph of a child relates.
- “(6A) Sections 28A and 28B contain provision that relates to the Parole Board's function of giving directions under subsection (5) for the release of life prisoners.
- “(1) The Board must comply with this section when making a public protection decision about a prisoner if—
- (a) the prisoner's sentence was passed for manslaughter;
- (b) the Board does not know where and how the victim's remains were disposed of; and
- (c) the Board believes...
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