Offender Management Bill

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment (a) to the proposed new clause, in line 2, leave out from ‘trust’ to end of line 8 and insert— ‘(2) In this section ““restricted probation provision”” means probation provision which— (a) is made for one of the probation purposes set out in section 1(1)(a), (c) and (f); (b) is for the provision of assistance to the Parole Board; (c) is for the management of approved premises within the meaning of section 9.’. Government new clause 12— Power to repeal section (Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2)). New clause 3— Conflict of interests— ‘No private provider of probation services may, without giving notice in writing to the relevant sentencing court of any relevant financial or commercial interest, recommend a sentence in which it has a commercial or financial interest.’. Amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 18, at end insert— ‘(1A) In this Part, ““a core probation purpose”” means the purpose of providing for— (a) the probation purposes set out in subsections 1(a), (c) and (f); (b) the provision of assistance to the Parole Board; (c) the management of approved premises within the meaning of section 9.’. Amendment No. 2, in page 2, line 44, at end insert— ‘(2A) The Secretary of State shall discharge his function under subsection (1) in relation to any core probation purpose by making and carrying out arrangements under section 3 solely with probation trusts established under section 4.’. Government amendment No. 24.