Section 35 Sentencing Act 2026

Section 35 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Early removal of prisoners liable to removal from United Kingdom. It provides as follows:

(1)In section 260 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (early removal of prisoners liable to removal from United Kingdom)—

(a)in subsection (1) omit “after the prisoner has served the minimum pre-removal custodial period”;

(b)omit subsection (2);

(c)omit subsection (6);

(d)in subsection (9) omit from “and in such a case—” to the end of that subsection.

(2)In consequence of the amendments made by subsection (1)—

(a)in section 257(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (additional days for disciplinary offences)—

(i)at the end of paragraph (a) insert “and”;

(ii)omit paragraph (b) and the “and” at the end of that paragraph;

(b)in section 263 of that Act (concurrent terms), omit subsection (2A);

(c)in section 330(5)(a) of that Act (procedure for orders), omit “section 260,”;

(d)in Schedule 20B to that Act (transitional provision), in paragraph 37(1)—

(i)in paragraph (b) omit “during the period mentioned in subsection (1) of that section”;

(ii)in the words after paragraph (b) omit “after the end of that period”;

(e)in section 47 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (prisoners liable to removal from United Kingdom), omit subsections (8) and (10).

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