Legislation – Sentencing Act 2020

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Introduction

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE A1 Offences where terrorist connection not required to be considered

SCHEDULE 1 Offences committed before the commencement of section 1 of the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021
where terrorist connection to be considered

SCHEDULE 2 Order for conditional discharge: commission of further offence

SCHEDULE 3 Youth offender contract: programme of behaviour

SCHEDULE 4 Referral order: further court proceedings

SCHEDULE 5 Breach, revocation and amendment of reparation order

SCHEDULE 6 Youth rehabilitation orders: requirements

SCHEDULE 7 Breach, revocation or amendment of youth rehabilitation order

SCHEDULE 8 Transfer of youth rehabilitation orders to Northern Ireland

SCHEDULE 9 Community orders and suspended sentence orders: requirements

SCHEDULE 10 Breach, revocation or amendment of community order

SCHEDULE 11 Transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland

SCHEDULE 12 Detention and training order: breach of supervision requirements and further offences

SCHEDULE 13 Special sentence for offenders of particular concern: offences

SCHEDULE 14 Extended sentences: the earlier offence condition: offences

SCHEDULE 15 Life sentence for second offence: listed offences

SCHEDULE 16 Breach or amendment of suspended sentence order, and effect of further conviction

SCHEDULE 17 Transfer of suspended sentence orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland

SCHEDULE 17A Serious terrorism offences

SCHEDULE 18 Specified offences for purposes of section 306

SCHEDULE 19 Schedule 19 offences

SCHEDULE 20 Detention under section 250 and minimum sentences: firearms offences

SCHEDULE 21 Determination of minimum term in relation to mandatory life sentence for murder etc

SCHEDULE 22 Amendments of the Sentencing Code and related amendments of other legislation

SCHEDULE 23 Powers to amend the Sentencing Code

SCHEDULE 24 Consequential amendments

SCHEDULE 25 Amendments to the Armed Forces Act 2006

SCHEDULE 26 Further amendments of the Armed Forces Act 2006

SCHEDULE 27 Transitional provisions and savings

SCHEDULE 28 Repeals and revocations

SCHEDULE 29 Repeals and revocations for England and Wales

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FIRST GROUP OF PARTSIntroductory provisions and overview

PART 1Introductory provisions and overview

1Overview

(1)

Parts 2 to 13 of this Act together make up a code called the “Sentencing Code”.

(2)

They deal with the following matters.

  • Before sentencing

    Part 2 is about powers exercisable by a court before passing sentence.

  • Sentencing

    • Part 3 is about court procedure when sentencing.

    • Part 4 is about the discretion a court has when sentencing.

  • Sentences

    • Part 5 is about absolute and conditional discharges.

    • Part 6 is about orders relating to conduct.

    • Part 7 is about fines and other orders relating to property.

    • Part 8 is about disqualification.

    • Part 9 is about community sentences.

    • Part 10 is about custodial sentences.

    • Part 11 is about behaviour orders.

  • General

    • Part 12 contains miscellaneous and general provision about sentencing.

    • Part 13 deals with interpretation.

(3)

Part 14 of this Act contains supplementary provision.

(4)

For other provision that may be relevant in relation to sentencing, see—

(a)

Criminal Procedure Rules, and

(b)

sentencing guidelines.

2Application of Code

(1)

The Sentencing Code does not apply where a person is convicted of an offence before F11 December 2020.

(2)

Accordingly, any provision that corresponds to a provision of the Sentencing Code continues on and after that date to have effect as regards dealing with a person—

(a)

for an offence of which the person was convicted before that date, and

(b)

in relation to a sentence passed for an offence of which the person was convicted before that date.

(3)

Where on or after that date a court is dealing with a person in relation to an offence of which the person was convicted before that date and is required to treat the person as just convicted of the offence, the requirement does not mean that subsection (2) no longer applies.