Legislation – Sentencing Act 2020
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 22Amendments of the Sentencing Code and related amendments of other legislation
PART 5Custodial sentences
Change of residence: duty of responsible officer to apply for amendment of suspended sentence order
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In Schedule 16 (breach or amendment of suspended sentence order, and effect of further conviction), in paragraph 23, at the end insert—
“(3)
If the permission is given by the responsible officer—
(a)
the officer must apply to the appropriate court to amend the order to specify the new local justice area, and
(b)
the court must make that amendment.”