The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2025

Made: 8th July 2025

Coming into force in accordance with article 2

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Citation, extent and application

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Commencement

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Further release after recall: suitability for automatic release

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Schedule

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Signed

James Timpson — Minister of State — Ministry of Justice — 8th July 2025

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 c. 44. Section 256AZB was inserted by section 137 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), and was amended by section 59(7) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 44), but the amendment is not relevant to the power contained in section 256AZB(1)(a) and (2).

[^f00002]: Section 255A was substituted by section 114 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10). Subsections (4) and (4A) were substituted by S.I. 2024/408.

[^f00003]: Inserted by section 1(2) of the Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Act 2020 (c. 3). Amended by paragraphs 9(4), 21(4) and 45(2) of Schedule 13 to the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 (c. 11), section 27(2) of that Act, paragraph 226 of Schedule 24 and paragraph 226 of Schedule 41 to the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17) and section 144(8) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32).

[^f00004]: Subsection (10) was inserted by S.I. 2024/408.

[^f00005]: 1911 c. 28.

[^f00006]: 1920 c. 75.

[^f00007]: 1989 c. 6.

[^f00008]: 2000 c. 11. Section 13 was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 36 of Schedule 4 to, the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (c. 11).

[^f00009]: Inserted by S.I. 2007/3398 and amended by paragraph 75 of Schedule 8 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22).

[^f00010]: Inserted by section 42(1) of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22).

[^f00011]: As amended by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 17 to the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32).

[^f00012]: As amended by paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 17 to the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32).

[^f00013]: Schedule 5A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22). Paragraph 11 was amended by S.I. 2022/500 and S.I. 2023/149.

[^f00014]: As amended by S.I. 2001/4019 and section 41(4) of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22).

[^f00015]: As amended by S.I. 2011/1938.

[^f00016]: 2008 c. 28. Paragraph 15 of Schedule 5 was amended by S.I. 2023/149.

[^f00017]: As amended by section 145(5) and (6) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), S.I. 2022/500 and S.I. 2023/149.

[^f00018]: As inserted and amended by section 145(7) and (8) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), and as amended by S.I. 2022/500 and S.I. 2023/149.

[^f00019]: As amended by section 145(9) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), S.I. 2022/500 and S.I. 2023/149.

[^f00020]: 2015 c. 6.

[^f00021]: 2019 c. 3.

[^f00022]: 2020 c. 17. Section 69A was inserted by section 19(2) of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32).

[^f00023]: 2006 c. 52. Subsection (7) was inserted by section 22 of the National Security Act 2023 (c. 32).

[^f00024]: 2023 c. 32.

[^f00025]: 2007 c. 27.

[^f00026]: 1955 c. 18.

[^f00027]: 1955 c. 19.

[^f00028]: 1957 c. 33.

[^f00029]: 2006 c. 52.

Editorial notes