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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations set out the notification requirements for a person who is subject to a violent offender order (or an interim violent offender order) under Part 7 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (the “2008 Act”) who wishes to travel outside the United Kingdom.

Under regulation 4, where such a person intends to leave the United Kingdom for a period of three days or more, that person must give a notification under section 111(2) of the 2008 Act in accordance with the Regulations.

Under regulation 8, such a person is also required to give a notification on return to the United Kingdom, unless the person has already notified the required information.

Regulation 10 sets out the means by which notifications are to be given.

These Regulations also prescribe the “applicable period” for the purposes of section 110(5)(a) of the 2008 Act as one week (see regulation 11). This means that a person subject to a violent offender order (or an interim violent offender order) who has no sole or main residence in the United Kingdom must give a notification under section 110 of the 2008 Act (notification requirements: periodic notification) once a week.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.