Legislation – Sentencing Act 2020

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Introduction

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Offences 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 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

SCHEDULES

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

PART 5Breach of community requirement

Issue of citation or warrant by home court

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(1)

Sub-paragraph (2) applies where it appears to the home court—

(a)

if that court is in Scotland, on information from the relevant officer, or

(b)

if that court is in Northern Ireland, upon a complaint being made by the relevant officer,

that the offender has breached a community requirement of the suspended sentence order without reasonable excuse.

(2)

The home court may—

(a)

if it is in Scotland—

(i)

issue a citation requiring the offender to appear before it at the time specified in the citation, or

(ii)

issue a warrant for the offender’s arrest;

(b)

if it is in Northern Ireland—

(i)

issue a summons requiring the offender to appear before it at the time specified in the summons, or

(ii)

issue a warrant for the offender’ arrest.