Sentencing Act 2020

Cancellation of community requirements of suspended sentence orderE+W

22(1)This paragraph applies where an application is made to the appropriate court by—E+W

(a)the offender, or

(b)an officer of a provider of probation services,

for the community requirements of the suspended sentence order to be cancelled.

(2)If it appears to the court to be in the interests of justice to do so, having regard to circumstances which have arisen since the order was made, the court may cancel the community requirements of the suspended sentence order.

(3)The circumstances in which community requirements of the order may be cancelled under sub-paragraph (2) include the offender's—

(a)making good progress, or

(b)responding satisfactorily to supervision.

(4)No application may be made under this paragraph while an appeal against the suspended sentence is pending.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 16 para. 22 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2