The unavailability of suitable accommodation can preclude release on a supervision order even where the offender is otherwise suitable for supervised release, and the court lacks power to make a supervision order conditional upon accommodation being found. Accommodation is not merely a place to live but an integral component in assessing whether the risk of reoffending can be properly managed. DSO detainees are not prisoners and should not automatically be subject to the same conditions as prisoners; treating them identically may be contrary to the terms of a detention order for control, care and treatment.
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