Probation Service Act 1993
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1993 c. 47 |
| Year | 1993 |
(a) the inner London probation area constituted under section 2;(b) any other combined probation area constituted under that section; and(c) any petty sessions area which is not included in a probation area so constituted.(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision for combining any two or more petty sessions areas in one probation area.(2) Before making an order the Secretary of State shall give the justices acting for any petty sessions area affected by the order an opportunity of making representations about it, and shall consider any such representations.shall make provision in an order for combining in one probation area (in this Act referred to as “the inner London probation area”) all of the F2petty sessions areas falling wholly or partly within the inner London area; andmay make provision in an order for including in the inner London probation area F2any other petty sessions area.(4) An order may contain such incidental and consequential provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient.(5) Any magistrates’ courts committee may submit proposals for an order to the Secretary of State, who shall consider any such proposals.(6) In this section “an order” means an order under subsection (1) .(1) There shall be a probation committee for every probation area.(2) A probation committee shall be a body corporate.(3) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the membership of probation committees and the travelling and other allowances payable to members.to appoint probation officers for their probation area and to pay to the officers so appointed such remuneration, allowances and expenses as may be determined under section 15;to provide for the efficient carrying out of the work of probation officers;to make arrangements for the selection, from the probation officers appointed for or assigned to a petty sessions area within their probation area, of an officer to supervise any person subject to a probation order naming that petty sessions area;to make arrangements for the selection, from the probation officers appointed for or assigned to such a petty sessions area, of an officer to supervise any person subject to a supervision order (within the meaning of F3the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 ) naming that petty sessions area;to make arrangements for the selection, from the probation officers appointed for or assigned to a petty sessions area within their probation area, of an officer to supervise any person subject to supervision by a probation officer under F5a detention and training order (within the meaning of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000) naming as that petty sessions area the petty sessions area within which the person to be supervised resides for the time being;to make such payments and to such persons as may be prescribed in respect of persons under the supervision of probation officers who are qualifying persons; andto perform such other duties in connection with the work of probation officers as may be prescribed.(2) The appointment of probation officers under subsection (1) (a) is subject, in the case of such classes or descriptions of probation officers as may be prescribed, to the approval of the appointment by the Secretary of State.as may be agreed between the committee and the responsible authority or authorities for that area, oras may in default of agreement be determined by the Secretary of State,(4) The arrangements required by F6paragraph (c) , (d) or (dd) of subsection (1) include, for cases in which it is necessary or desirable to replace the selected probation officer, arrangements for the selection of another officer from among those appointed or assigned to the petty sessions area in question.(5) A person under the supervision of a probation officer is a “qualifying person” for the purposes of subsection (1) (e) if he is required by a probation order to reside in any place other than for the purpose of submitting to treatment for his mental condition as a resident patient.
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