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Serious Offenders Act 2018
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65 Content of detention order
(1) A detention order must state that the Supreme Court is satisfied that the offender poses or will pose an unacceptable risk of committing—
(a) a serious sex offence; or
(b) a serious violence offence; or
(c) both a serious sex offence and a serious violence offence—
if a detention order is not made and the offender is in the community.
(2) A detention order must specify—
(c) the date on which the order commences under section 68; and
(d) the period of the order under section 69; and
(e) the latest date by which an application for the first review of the order must be made under Part 8 and the maximum intervals between subsequent reviews.
(3) A detention order must be signed by the judge who made it and include the name of the judge.