http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/section/382Sentencing Act 2020An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to sentencing.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-10-05Expert Participation2026-10-05 FIFTH GROUP OF PARTSSentencing: miscellaneous provision and interpretationPART 12Miscellaneous provision about sentencingCHAPTER 1Costs, fines and other financial orders where offender aged under 18<Emphasis>Offender aged under 18: order for payment by parent or guardian</Emphasis>Power to determine financial circumstances of offender's parent or guardian3821For the purposes of any order under section 380, where—athe parent or guardian of an offender aged under 18—ihas failed to comply with a financial circumstances order imposed by virtue of section 35(4), oriihas otherwise failed to co-operate with the court in its inquiry into the parent's or guardian's financial circumstances, andbthe court considers that it has insufficient information to make a proper determination of the parent's or guardian's financial circumstances,the court may make such determination as it thinks fit.2Subsections (3) to (5) apply where a court has—amade an order under section 380 in respect of a parent or guardian of an offender to pay the amount of a fine, andbin fixing the amount of the fine, determined the financial circumstances of the parent or guardian under subsection (1).3If on subsequently inquiring into the financial circumstances of the parent or guardian the court is satisfied that, had it had the results of that inquiry when sentencing the offender, it—awould have fixed a smaller amount, orbwould not have fined the offender,it may remit the whole or part of the fine.4Where under subsection (3) the court remits the whole or part of the fine after a term of—aimprisonment, orbdetention under section 108 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000,has been fixed under section 82(5) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (magistrates' powers in relation to default) in respect of the amount ordered to be paid under section 380, the court must reduce the term by the corresponding proportion.5In calculating any reduction required by subsection (4), any fraction of a day is to be ignored.S. 382 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2