For the purposes of this Chapter, “the responsible officer”, in relation to an offender to whom a community order relates, means the person who is for the time being responsible for discharging the functions conferred by this Code on the responsible officer in accordance with arrangements made by the Secretary of State.
The responsible officer must be—
an officer of a provider of probation services, or
a person responsible for monitoring the offender in accordance with an electronic monitoring requirement imposed by the community order.