Offender Management Act 2007

Offender Management Act 2007^a
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision about the provision of probation services, prisons and other matters relating to the management of offenders; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2007 c. 21
Introduced by	John Reid MP, Home Secretary (Commons); Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Lords)
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland (in part); Northern Ireland (in part);
Dates
Royal assent	26 July 2007
Commencement	various
Other legislation
Amends	Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000; Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004;
Amended by	Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008; Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015; Sentencing Act 2020; Domestic Abuse Act 2021; Sentencing Act 2026;
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Offender Management Act 2007 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Offender Management Act 2007^a (c. 21) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which relates to "the provision of probation services, prisons and other matters relating to the management of offenders",².

Provisions

The act allows for the outsourcing of probation services (section 3) and amend the law relating to contracted out prisons and secure training centres (sections 16-20).

The act allowed more options for the placement of young offenders in care homes.³ The act allows for the monitoring of sex offenders using lie detectors.⁴

The act makes it an offence to have a mobile phone in prison and it makes it an offence for staff to bring mobile phones into a prison.⁵⁶

Notes

Section 42.
Section 40.
Section 41.

References

"Bills and Legislation - Offender Management Bill". publications.parliament.uk.
The Offender Management Act 2007, Long title
Fayle, John (14 February 2007). "Offender Management Bill: young offenders should be placed in care homes. By John Fayle". Community Care. Retrieved 31 August 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Travis, Alan (1 July 2013). "Lie detector tests set to be introduced to monitor sex offenders". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
"Parc Prison investigation after inmates post photos online". BBC News. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
"Prisoner guilty of murder order". BBC News. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

External links

Text of the Offender Management Act 2007 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
Text of the Offender Management Act 2007 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
Explanatory notes to the Offender Management Act 2007.

[st-1] Section 42.

[3] Section 40.

[4] Section 41.

[2] "Bills and Legislation - Offender Management Bill". publications.parliament.uk.

[5] The Offender Management Act 2007, Long title

[6] Fayle, John (14 February 2007). "Offender Management Bill: young offenders should be placed in care homes. By John Fayle". Community Care. Retrieved 31 August 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[7] Travis, Alan (1 July 2013). "Lie detector tests set to be introduced to monitor sex offenders". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

[8] "Parc Prison investigation after inmates post photos online". BBC News. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

[9] "Prisoner guilty of murder order". BBC News. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

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