Part 7: Sentencing and release Chapter 1: Custodial sentences Section 149: Supervision by responsible owner
Section 149(2) amends sections 215 and 301 of the Code, which obliges offenders who are subject to a community order or suspended sentence order to keep in touch with their Responsible Officer (the probation practitioner managing the order an offender is serving).
	Subsection (2)(a) inserts a new subsection (1A) into section 215 of the Code. This provides Responsible Officers with the power to require an offender serving a community order to attend an appointment, for the purposes of ensuring the offender complies with rehabilitative requirements or where public protection concerns exist. It also clarifies that this power only applies to community orders made on or after this section comes into force.
	Subsection (2)(a) also inserts a new subsection (1B) which imposes a duty on the offender to comply with any instruction given by a Responsible Officer in accordance with the power in new section 215(1A).
	Subsection (2)(b) amends section 215(2) to clarify that new subsection (1A) is applicable in the case of a community order, whenever it was made.
	Subsection (2)(c) inserts a new section 215(2A) which clarifies that the additional powers detailed by subsections (1A) and (2) apply until the end date specified on the community order has been reached, even where all associated community requirements have been concluded.
	Subsection (2)(d) amends section 215(3) to specify that an offender who is under an obligation to comply with an instruction given by a Responsible Officer under section 215 is liable to breach proceedings if he does not.
	Subsection (3)(a) inserts a new subsection (1A) into section 301 of the Code. This provides Responsible Officers with the power to require an offender serving a suspended sentence order to attend an appointment, for the purposes of ensuring the offender complies with rehabilitative requirements or where public protection concerns exist. It also clarifies that this power only applies to suspended sentence orders made on or after the commencement of this Act.
	Subsection (3)(a) inserts a new subsection (1B) which imposes a duty on the offender to comply with any instruction given by a Responsible Officer in accordance with the power in subsection (1A).
	Subsection (3)(b) amends section 301 (2) to clarify that subsection (1A) is applicable in the case of a suspended sentence order, whenever it was made.
	Subsection (3)(c) inserts a new subsection (2A) which clarifies that the additional powers detailed by subsections (1A) and (2) apply until the end date of the supervision period on the suspended sentence order has been reached, even where all associated community requirements have been concluded.
	Subsection (3)(d) amends section 301(3) to specify that an offender who is under an obligation to comply with an instruction given by a Responsible Officer under section 301 is liable to breach proceedings if he does not.