15—Arrest and detention of person subject to supervision order on warrant
(1) If the presiding member or deputy presiding member of the Parole Board suspects on reasonable grounds that a person subject to a supervision order may have breached a condition of the order, the presiding member or deputy presiding member may—
(a) summon the person to attend before the Board; or
(b) for the purpose of bringing the person before the Board, issue a warrant for the arrest of the person.
(2) If a member of the Parole Board (other than the presiding member or deputy presiding member) suspects on reasonable grounds that a person subject to a supervision order may have breached a condition of the order—
(a) the member may summon the person to attend before the Board; or
(b) for the purpose of bringing the person before the Board, the member may apply to—
(i) the presiding member or deputy presiding member of the Board for the issue of a warrant for the arrest of the person; or
(ii) a magistrate for the issue of a warrant for the arrest of the person.
(3) If a police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a person subject to a supervision order may have breached a condition of the order, the police officer may apply to—
(a) the presiding member or deputy presiding member of the Parole Board; or
(b) if, after making reasonable efforts to contact the presiding member and deputy presiding member, neither is available—a magistrate,
for the issue of a warrant for the arrest of the person.
(4) If a person fails to comply with a summons to attend before the Parole Board issued under this section—
(a) the Board may proceed to deal with the matter in the person's absence; or
(b) for the purpose of bringing the person before the Board, the presiding member or deputy presiding member may issue a warrant for the arrest of the person.
(5) A warrant issued under this section authorises the detention of the person in custody pending appearance before the Parole Board.
(6) A magistrate must, on application under this section, issue a warrant for the arrest of a person unless it is apparent, on the face of the application, that no reasonable grounds exist for the issue of the warrant.
(7) If a warrant is issued by a magistrate on an application by a police officer under this section—
(a) the police officer must, within 2 working days of the warrant being issued, provide the Parole Board with a written report on the matter; and
(b) the warrant will expire at the end of the period of 2 working days after the day on which the report is provided to the Board; and
(c) the presiding member or deputy presiding member of the Board must consider the report within 2 working days after receipt and—
(i) issue a fresh warrant for the continued detention of the person pending appearance before the Board; or
(ii) cancel the warrant, order that the person be released from custody and, if appearance before the Board is required, issue a summons for the person to appear before the Board.
(8) If a warrant expires under subsection (7)(b)
or a fresh warrant is not issued under subsection (7)(c)(i)
, the person must be released from custody.
(9) The Parole Board may, if it thinks there is good reason to do so, by order, cancel a warrant issued under this section that has not been executed.