Offender Management Act 2007

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Offender Management Act 2007
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to make provision about the provision of probation services, prisons and other matters relating to the management of offenders; and for connected purposes.
Citation 2007 c 21
Introduced by John Reid MP, Home Secretary [1] (Commons)
Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent 26 July 2007
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Offender Management Act 2007 (c 21), [2] which relates to "the provision of probation services, prisons and other matters relating to the management of offenders", [3] is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

Provisions

The act allows for the outsourcing of probation services (section 3) and amend the law relating to contracted out prisons and secure training centres (sections 16-20).

The act allowed more options for the placement of young offenders in care homes. [4] The act allows for the monitoring of sex offenders using lie detectors. [5]

The act makes it an offence to have a mobile phone in prison and it makes it an offence for staff to bring mobile phones into a prison. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Bills and Legislation - Offender Management Bill". publications.parliament.uk.
  2. ↑ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 42 of this Act.
  3. ↑ The Offender Management Act 2007, Long title
  4. ↑ Fayle, John (14 February 2007). "Offender Management Bill: young offenders should be placed in care homes. By John Fayle". Community Care . Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Travis, Alan (1 July 2013). "Lie detector tests set to be introduced to monitor sex offenders". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Parc Prison investigation after inmates post photos online". BBC News. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Prisoner guilty of murder order". BBC News. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2025.


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