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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 760
CRIMINAL LAW, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence
Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2026
at 12.40 p.m. on 7th
Made - - - - July 2026
at 4.00 p.m. on 7th
Laid before Parliament July 2026
Coming into force - - 2nd September 2026
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 250(1) and
(8A) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003(1).
In accordance with section 250(8) of that Act, the Secretary of State has had regard to the
following purposes of the supervision of offenders while on licence under Chapter 6 of Part 12 of
that Act—
(a) the protection of the public,
(b) the prevention of re-offending, and
(c) securing the successful re-integration of the prisoner into the community.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions)
(Amendment) Order 2026 and comes into force on 2nd September 2026.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Amendment to the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2015
2.—(1) The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2015(2) is amended as
follows.
(2) In article 1(2), after the definition of “offender”, insert—
(1) 2003 c. 44. Section 250(1) was amended by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), section 26(6) and 32(1);
Subsection (8A) was inserted by section 27(3)(b) of the Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2).
(2) S.I. 2015/337. Relevant amendments are made by S.I. 2022/703.Document Generated: 2026-07-07
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““supervising officer” means the officer responsible for the management of the offender
in accordance with arrangements for probation provision under section 3 of the Offender
Management Act 2007(3);”.
(3) For article 3(2) (standard conditions), substitute—
“(2) An offender must—
(a)behave well and in a way that supports the purpose of the offender being on licence;
(b)not commit any crime;
(c)keep in touch with the supervising officer as instructed by the supervising officer;
(d)meet with the supervising officer at any place the supervising officer specifies,
including meeting the supervising officer where the offender lives;
(e)stay at an address approved by the supervising officer and get permission from the
supervising officer if they want to stay at another address for one or more nights;
(f)tell the supervising officer about any new work, or type of work, they want to do,
and get the approval of the supervising officer before starting the work;
(g)tell the supervising officer if they have a passport and give the supervising officer
any details about the passport that the supervising officer asks for;
(h)get permission from the supervising officer if they want to apply for a new passport;
(i)get permission from the supervising officer if they want to leave the United
Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. This condition does not apply if
the offender is being deported or removed for immigration purposes;
(j)tell the supervising officer about any names they use that are different to the names
on their licence;
(k)tell the supervising officer if their contact details change, including any telephone
number or email address.”.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Timpson
Minister of State
at 12.40 p.m. on 7th July 2026 Ministry of Justice
(3) 2007 c. 21.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the standard conditions that apply to offenders sentenced to a determinate
sentence of imprisonment and released on licence. Those conditions are set out in the Criminal
Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2015, which specifies the licence conditions, and
the types of licence conditions, to which an offender must be subject.
Article 2 amends article 1(2) inserting a definition for “supervising officer”.
Article 3 prescribes the standard licence conditions that apply to all determinate sentence prisoners
following their release on licence. This includes a new standard condition requiring offenders to give
details of any passports held and seek permission before applying for a new passport. The wording
of the standard conditions has been updated to make them easier for offenders to understand.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this statutory instrument as no impact, or significant
impact, on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
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