[237A Public protection decisions]
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (2003 c 44) | Legislation

[237A  Public protection decisions]

[(1)     This section applies for the purposes of any public protection decision made by a decision-maker about a prisoner under a relevant provision of this Chapter.

(2)     A “public protection decision”, in relation to a prisoner, is a decision as to whether the decision-maker is satisfied that it is not necessary, or no longer necessary, for the protection of the public that the prisoner should be confined.

(3)     The decision-maker must not be so satisfied unless the decision-maker considers that there is no more than a minimal risk that, were the prisoner no longer confined, the prisoner would commit a further offence the commission of which would cause serious harm.

(4)     In making that assessment, the decision-maker must consider the risk that the prisoner would engage in conduct which would (or, if carried out in any particular part of

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