http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/section/276Sentencing Act 2020An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to sentencing.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-10-05Expert Participation2026-10-05
Sentencing Act 2020s. 34A and cross-headingSentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 1Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 179(4A)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 11(1)Sch. 27s. 417(5)Sentencing Act 2020s. 179ASentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 12(2)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 179A(1)(b)(i)(ii)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 16(2)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 180(5)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 11(2)Sch. 27s. 417(5)Sentencing Act 2020s. 186(8A)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 11(3)Sch. 27s. 417(5)Sentencing Act 2020s. 202(1A)(1B)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 13(b)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 202(1A)(b)(i)(ii)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 17(2)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 204ASentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 14(2)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 204A(3)(c)(i)(ii)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 18(2)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 226(2)(ba) and wordSentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 43Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 230(3A) and 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417(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 1 para. 13ASentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 4(a)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 10 para. 10(5)(d)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 21(2)(a)Sch. 27s. 417(6)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 10 para. 10(5)(d)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 25(a)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 10 para. 10(5)(d)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 74(1)(a)Sch. 27s. 417(3)(f)(4)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 10 para. 10(9A)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 21(2)(c)Sch. 27s. 417(6)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 10 para. 10(9A)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 74(1)(b)Sch. 27s. 417(3)(f)(4)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 10 para. 11(2)(d)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 21(3)(a)Sch. 27s. 417(6)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 10 para. 11(2)(d)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 26(a)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 10 para. 11(2)(d)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 75(1)(a)Sch. 27s. 417(3)(f)(4)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 10 para. 11(6A)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 21(3)(c)Sch. 27s. 417(6)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 10 para. 11(6A)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 75(1)(b)Sch. 27s. 417(3)(f)(4)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 18 para. 26A and cross-headingSentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 80Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 19 para. 22A and cross-headingSentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 84Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 26 para. 20A(za)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 129(3)(d)s. 208(1)reg. 5(n)Sentencing Act 2020s. 215(1A)(1B)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 149(2)(a)s. 208(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 215(2A)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 149(2)(c)s. 208(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 301(1A)(1B)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 149(3)(a)s. 208(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 301(2A)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 149(3)(c)s. 208(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 343(4)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(2)s. 208(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 348A 348BPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(4)s. 208(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 350(6C)(6D)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 178(5)s. 208(1)Sentencing Act 2020Pt. 3 Ch. 2AVictims and Courts Act 2026s. 1s. 18(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 207(D1)Sentencing Act 2026s. 17(3)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 291(D1)Sentencing Act 2026s. 17(6)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 9 Pt. 4DSentencing Act 2026s. 17(8)(a)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 9 para. 34(1A)Sentencing Act 2026s. 17(8)(b)(ii)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 9 para. 8DSentencing Act 2026s. 17(15)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 9 para. 2(1)(1A)Sentencing Act 2026s. 37(2)(a)s. 37(8)s. 49(1)reg. 5Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 26 para. 15(aa)-(ac)Sentencing Act 2026Sch. 3 para. 16s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 315(1)(a)(iiia)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 28(2)(a)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 331ACrime and Policing Act 2026s. 46s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 80(3)(g)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 59(6)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Pt. 7 Ch. 4ACrime and Policing Act 2026s. 102(2)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 55ACrime and Policing Act 2026s. 102(3)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Pt. 11 Ch. 3ACrime and Policing Act 2026s. 129(1)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 80(3)(cb)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 129(2)(a)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 80(3)(eb)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 129(2)(b)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 18 para. 18(d)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 141(13)(c)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 66(3A)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 145(8)(b)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 80(3)(h)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 227(10)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 80(3)(ca)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 1 para. 28s. 2(3)s. 255(1)reg. 4(g)Sentencing Act 2020s. 80(3)(ea)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 6 para. 2s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 15 para. 9 tableCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 11 para. 12(3)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 18 para. 38(ha)-(hc)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 11 para. 12(4)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 154A(2A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 13 para. 23(2)(d)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 18 para. 38(axaa)-(axac)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 13 para. 23(3)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 418(2A)Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021Sch. 13 para. 43(5)s. 50(3)(j)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 17A para. 24ACounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021Sch. 13 para. 11(20)(m)s. 50(2)(v)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 26 para. 13ACounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(a)s. 50(3)(j)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 26 para. 15(a)(iii)Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(c)s. 50(3)(j)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 26 para. 19(a)(iia)Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(e)(i)s. 50(3)(j)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 26 para. 20(c)Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(f)s. 50(3)(j)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 26 para. 20ACounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(g)s. 50(3)(j)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 26 para. 24ACounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021Sch. 13 para. 43(7)(i)s. 50(3)(j)Sentencing Act 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THIRD GROUP OF PARTSDisposalsPART 10Custodial sentencesCHAPTER 3Adults aged under 21<Emphasis>Custody for life</Emphasis>Custody for life: place of detention2761An offender sentenced to custody for life is to be detained in a young offender institution unless a direction under subsection (2) is in force in relation to the offender.This is subject to section 22(2)(b) of the Prison Act 1952 (removal to hospital etc).2The Secretary of State may from time to time direct that an offender sentenced to custody for life is to be detained in a prison instead of a young offender institution.S. 276 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2