Commentary First Group of Parts – Discipline Part 9 – Sentencing: Principles and Procedures Section 262: Power to recommend licence conditions
518.This section enables a service court (like a civilian court) to recommend, when passing a sentence of imprisonment for 12 months or more, particular conditions that in its view should be included in the offender’s licence when he is released. Section 238 of the 2003 Act requires the Secretary of State to have regard to any such recommendation when setting the licence conditions.