Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c. 33)

SCHEDULE 9 Minor Amendments

Community sentences: binding over of parent or guardian

50 In section 58(2) of the [1991 c. 53.] Criminal Justice Act 1991 (power of court to bind over parent or guardian of young offender), at the end, there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

• “Where the court has passed on the relevant minor a community sentence (within the meaning of section 6 above) it may include in the recognisance a provision that the minor’s parent or guardian ensure that the minor complies with the requirements of that sentence.”.