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Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021

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22Special custodial sentence for certain terrorist offenders aged under 18 at time of offence: England and Wales

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(1)The Sentencing Code is amended as follows.

(2)After section 252 insert—

Special custodial sentence for terrorist offenders
252ARequired special sentence of detention for terrorist offenders of particular concern

(1)Subsections (3) to (5) apply where—

(a)a person aged under 18 is convicted of an offence listed in Part 1 of Schedule 13 (offences involving or connected with terrorism),

(b)the offence was committed on or after the day on which section 22 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 came into force,

(c)the court does not impose either of the following for the offence (or for an offence associated with it)—

(i)a sentence of detention for life under section 250, or

(ii)an extended sentence of detention under section 254, and

(d)the court would, apart from this section, impose a custodial sentence (see, in particular, section 230(2)).

(2)In determining for the purposes of subsection (1)(d) whether it would impose a custodial sentence, the court must disregard any restriction on its power to impose such a sentence by reference to the age of the offender.

(3)The court must impose a sentence of detention under this section.

(4)The term of the sentence must be equal to the aggregate of—

(a)the appropriate custodial term, and

(b)a further period of 1 year for which the offender is to be subject to a licence,

and must not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment with which the offence is punishable in the case of a person aged 21 or over.

(5)For the purposes of subsection (4), the “appropriate custodial term” is the term that, in the opinion of the court, ensures that the sentence is appropriate.

(6)Where an offence is found to have been committed over a period of 2 or more days, or at some time during a period of 2 or more days, it must be taken for the purposes of subsection (1) to have been committed on the last of those days.

(3)In section 265 (special sentence of detention in young offender institution for offenders of particular concern)—

(a)in subsection (1)(b)—

(i)omit sub-paragraph (i) (including the final “and”);

(ii)in sub-paragraph (ii), after “aged” insert “at least 18 but”;

(b)after subsection (1) insert—

(1A)But this section does not apply if—

(a)the offender was aged under 18 when the offence was committed, and

(b)the offence—

(i)was committed before the day on which section 22 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 came into force, or

(ii)is listed in Part 2 of Schedule 13 (sexual offences).

(4)In section 278 (special sentence of imprisonment for offenders of particular concern)—

(a)in subsection (1)(b), omit sub-paragraph (i) (including the final “and”);

(b)after subsection (1) insert—

(1A)But this section does not apply if—

(a)the offender was aged under 18 when the offence was committed, and

(b)the offence—

(i)was committed before the day on which section 22 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021 came into force, or

(ii)is listed in Part 2 of Schedule 13 (sexual offences).

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