http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/section/354Sentencing Act 2020An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to sentencing.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-05-27Expert Participation2026-05-11
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 wordsSentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 2Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 234(1)(aa)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 27(1)(b)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 234(1)(aa)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 28(1)Sch. 27s. 417(7)Sentencing Act 2020s. 235(3A)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 27(2)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 236(2A)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 29(3)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 236(2A)(b)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 47(b)Sch. 27s. 417(3)(b)(4)Sentencing Act 2020s. 323(2A)-(2C)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 85(3)Sch. 27s. 417(8)Sentencing Act 2020s. 354(2)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 98Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 397ASentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 15Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 397A(4)(a)(ia)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 19(2)(b)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 397A(4)(a)(i)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 19(2)(a)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 397A(5)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 19(3)Sch. 27s. 417(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 397A(6)(7)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 19(4)Sch. 27s. 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 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 2020Sch. 26 para. 20A(za)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022s. 129(3)(d)s. 208(1)reg. 5(n)Sentencing Act 2020Pt. 3 Ch. 6Sentencing Act 2026s. 6(1)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Pt. 7 Ch. 4ACrime and Policing Act 2026s. 102(2)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Pt. 11 Ch. 2ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 6 para. 1s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Pt. 11 Ch. 3ACrime and Policing Act 2026s. 129(1)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 55ACrime and Policing Act 2026s. 102(3)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 66(3A)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 145(8)(b)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 70ACrime and Policing Act 2026s. 83(1)s. 255(3)(a)Sentencing Act 2020s. 70ACrime and Policing Act 2026s. 83(2)s. 255(3)(a)Sentencing Act 2020s. 80(3)(ca)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 1 para. 28s. 2(3)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)(ea)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 6 para. 2s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 80(3)(eb)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 129(2)(b)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 80(3)(g)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 59(6)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 80(3)(h)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 227(10)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 97ACrime and Policing Act 2026s. 192(2)s. 255(3)(g)Sentencing Act 2020s. 154A(2A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 13 para. 23(2)(d)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 193(2A)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 192(3)(b)s. 255(3)(g)Sentencing Act 2020s. 193(4)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 192(3)(d)s. 255(3)(g)Sentencing Act 2020s. 207(5)Sentencing Act 2026s. 14(4)(b)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 207(A1)Sentencing Act 2026s. 14(4)(a)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 207(B1)Sentencing Act 2026s. 15(3)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 207(C1)Sentencing Act 2026s. 16(3)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 207(D1)Sentencing Act 2026s. 17(3)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 215(2)(2ZA)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 192(4)(b)s. 255(3)(g)Sentencing Act 2020s. 215(4)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 192(4)(d)s. 255(3)(g)Sentencing Act 2020s. 252A(7)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 27 para. 6(2)s. 255(3)(l)Sentencing Act 2020s. 265(5)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 27 para. 6(3)s. 255(3)(l)Sentencing Act 2020s. 278(5)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 27 para. 6(4)s. 255(3)(l)Sentencing Act 2020s. 291(5)Sentencing Act 2026s. 14(6)(b)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 291(A1)Sentencing Act 2026s. 14(6)(a)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 291(B1)Sentencing Act 2026s. 15(5)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 291(C1)Sentencing Act 2026s. 16(5)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 291(D1)Sentencing Act 2026s. 17(6)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020s. 301(2)(2ZA)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 192(5)(b)s. 255(3)(g)Sentencing Act 2020s. 301(4)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 192(5)(d)s. 255(3)(g)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 2020Sch. 9 para. 2(1)(1A)Sentencing Act 2026s. 37(2)(a)s. 37(8)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 9 para. 8DSentencing Act 2026s. 17(15)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 9 para. 34(1A)Sentencing Act 2026s. 17(8)(b)(ii)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 9 Pt. 4ASentencing Act 2026s. 14(7)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 9 Pt. 4BSentencing Act 2026s. 15(6)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 9 Pt. 4CSentencing Act 2026s. 16(6)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 9 Pt. 4DSentencing Act 2026s. 17(8)(a)s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 15 para. 9 tableCrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 11 para. 12(3)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 18 para. 18(d)Crime and Policing Act 2026s. 141(13)(c)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 2020Sch. 18 para. 38(ha)-(hc)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 11 para. 12(4)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 para. 103Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 53(3)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 22 Pt. 7ACrime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 53(2)s. 255(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 26 para. 15(aa)-(ac)Sentencing Act 2026Sch. 3 para. 16s. 49(1)Sentencing Act 2020Sch. 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A1 para. 4(2)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 27 para. 6(5)(b)s. 255(3)(l)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 2020Sch. 27 para. 16(2)(a)(b)Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021Sch. 13 para. 43(8)s. 50(3)(j)
FOURTH GROUP OF PARTSFurther powers relating to sentencingPART 11Behaviour ordersCHAPTER 2Sexual harm prevention ordersOffence: breach of sexual harm prevention order3541A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person—adoes anything that the person is prohibited from doing by a sexual harm prevention order, orbfails to do something that the person is required to do by a sexual harm prevention order.2See section 113 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for offences in Scotland and Northern Ireland of breaching such an order.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—aon summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or a fine, or both;bon conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or a fine, or both.5An order for conditional discharge is not available in respect of an offence under this section.S. 354 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2S. 354(1) substituted (29.11.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 175(6)(a), 208(1); S.I. 2022/1227, reg. 3(h)S. 354(3) omitted (29.11.2022) by virtue of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 175(6)(c), 208(1); S.I. 2022/1227, reg. 3(h)Words in S. 354(2) substituted (29.11.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 175(6)(b), 208(1); S.I. 2022/1227, reg. 3(h)