The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/760
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(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.

Section 2 Amendment to the Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2015

(1) The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2015 is amended as follows.

(2) In article 1(2), after the definition of “offender”, insert—

“ 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) 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.