SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10Minor and consequential amendments
51Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
1
Section 137 of that Act (power to order parent or guardian to pay fine, costs or compensation) is amended as follows.
2
In the heading, for “or compensation” substitute “, compensation or surcharge”.
3
After subsection (1) insert—
1A
Where but for this subsection a court would order a child or young person to pay a surcharge under section 161A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the court shall order that the surcharge be paid by the parent or guardian of the child or young person instead of by the child or young person himself, unless the court is satisfied—
a
that the parent or guardian cannot be found; or
b
that it would be unreasonable to make an order for payment, having regard to the circumstances of the case.
4
In subsection (3), for “subsections (1) and (2)” substitute “subsections (1) to (2)”.