The Transfer of Offenders (Designation of Equivalent Sentences) (Amendment) Order 1988
This Order amends the Transfer of Offenders (Designation of Equivalent Sentences) Order 1983, which designates equivalent sentences for the purpose of transfer of offenders between different parts of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The amendments reflect the introduction in England and Wales of a new custodial sentence for young offenders of detention in a young offender institution by section 123 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, which comes into force on 1st October 1988 (S.I. 1988/1408), and, with effect from the coming into force of section 124 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, the abolition of the sentence of detention in a detention centre in Scotland. They also reflect the abolition of the sentence of Borstal training in Scotland, and the introduction of youth custody sentences in the Isle of Man.