This section applies where a court sentences an offender to—
a term of imprisonment, or
a term of detention in a young offender institution,
of 12 months or more in respect of any offence.
The court may, when passing sentence, recommend to the Secretary of State particular conditions which in its view should be included in any licence granted to the offender under Chapter 6 of Part 12 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 on the offender's release from prison or detention.
A recommendation under subsection (2) is not to be treated for any purpose as part of the sentence passed on the offender.