PART 7Sentencing and release

CHAPTER 2Community sentences

Community and suspended sentence orders

I1I2152Removal of attendance centre requirements for adults

1

The Sentencing Code is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

2

In section 207(3) (community orders: availability of attendance centre requirement), for the words from “the offender” to the end substitute

—

a

the offender was convicted of the offence before the day on which section 152 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force, and

b

the offender was aged under 25 when convicted of the offence.

3

In section 291(3) (suspended sentence orders: availability of attendance centre requirement), for the words from “the offender” to the end substitute

—

a

the offender was convicted of the offence before the day on which section 152 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force, and

b

the offender was aged under 25 when convicted of the offence.

4

In Schedule 9 (community orders and suspended sentence orders: requirements), in the heading to Part 13, after “Attendance centre requirement” insert “: offenders convicted before the day on which section 152 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force”.

5

Schedule 13 contains related amendments.