Commentary on Sections Offences in relation to notification Section 56 –Notification on return after absence from UK
150.Section 56 provides that a person must within 3 days of their return from abroad, provided their notification period has not expired, make a full notification to the police (of all the information listed in section 47(2)) if: (a) they were not required to make an initial notification by reason of being removed from the United Kingdom before such notification was due; (b) there has been any change to the information last given to the police; or (c) periodic re-notification fell due during the period of absence (subsections (1) and (2)). The 3 day period within which notification must be made is extended by any period the person is in custody by an order of a court, serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention, detained in a hospital, or detained under Immigration Acts (subsection (3)). The requirement to notify under this section does not apply if the person is removed from the United Kingdom within 3 days of their return from overseas (subsection (4)). Subsection (5) makes it clear that the requirement to notify under this section is in addition to the requirement to notify in accordance with regulations concerning foreign travel notification made under section 52.