New Clause 3
Offender Management Bill
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Standards
‘(1) The Secretary of State shall by regulation, make provision for standards to be achieved by every provider of probation services.
(2) The standards to be achieved as prescribed by such regulations shall include standards concerning the provision of reports to courts and to the Parole Board.
(3) The regulations provided in subsection (1) above shall require financial penalties to be paid by any provider of probation services who, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, fails to meet the standards prescribed by the regulations.’.—[Mr. Garnier.]