Sentencing Act 2020

Prospective

Detention and training orders: summary offencesE+W

29(1)Section 236 is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (2), at the end insert—

This is subject to subsection (2A).

(3)After that subsection insert—

(2A)Where—

(a)the offence is a summary offence, and

(b)the maximum term of imprisonment that a court could impose for the offence (in the case of an offender aged 21 or over) is 51 weeks,

the term of a detention and training order in respect of the offence may not exceed 6 months.