Legislation – Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
Changes to legislation:
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, Section 111 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 December 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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- Pt. 2 Ch. 3A inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 28
- s. 44F inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 29
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Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- Pt. 2 Ch. 3A inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 28
- s. 44F inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 29
PART 6Cautions
Community cautions
111Financial penalty conditions
(1)
A condition requiring the offender to pay a financial penalty may be attached to a community caution with the object of punishing the offender.
(2)
The condition must specify—
(a)
the amount of the financial penalty,
(b)
the person to whom the financial penalty must be paid,
(c)
how it must or may be paid,
(d)
the date on or before which the penalty must be paid, and
(e)
the consequences of non-payment.
(3)
The amount specified under subsection (2)(a) must not exceed an amount prescribed in regulations.
(4)
Where the person specified under subsection (2)(b) is not the designated officer for a magistrates’ court, once the penalty is paid to that person they must give it to such an officer.
(5)
The date specified under subsection (2)(d) must be the last day of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the caution is given.
(6)
If the financial penalty is not paid on or before the date specified under subsection (2)(d), the amount of the penalty required to be paid by the condition is increased by 50%.