Legislation – Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, Section 149 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 November 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 7Sentencing and release
CHAPTER 2Community sentences
Community and suspended sentence orders
149Supervision by responsible officer
(1)
The Sentencing Code is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 215 (community order: duty of offender to keep in touch with responsible officer)—
(a)
“(1A)
In a case where the offender was convicted on or after the day on which section 149 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force, the responsible officer may from time to time give the offender an instruction to attend an appointment (with the responsible officer or with another person) for the purposes of—
(a)
the rehabilitation of the offender, or
(b)
the protection of the public.
(1B)
The offender must comply with any instruction given by the responsible officer under subsection (1A).”;
(b)
in subsection (2), at the beginning insert “In the case of any community order (whenever the offender was convicted)”
;
(c)
“(2A)
The powers under subsections (1A) and (2) to give instructions apply even if all the requirements of the community order have been complied with.”;
(d)
in subsection (3), for “This obligation” substitute “An obligation under this section”
.
(3)
In section 301 (suspended sentence order: duty of offender to keep in touch with responsible officer)—
(a)
“(1A)
In a case where the offender was convicted on or after the day on which section 149 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force, the responsible officer may from time to time give the offender an instruction to attend an appointment (with the responsible officer or with another person) for the purposes of—
(a)
the rehabilitation of the offender, or
(b)
the protection of the public.
(1B)
The offender must comply with any instruction given by the responsible officer under subsection (1A).”;
(b)
in subsection (2), at the beginning insert “In the case of any suspended sentence order (whenever the offender was convicted)”
;
(c)
“(2A)
The powers under subsections (1A) and (2) to give instructions apply even if all the community requirements of the suspended sentence order have been complied with.”;
(d)
in subsection (3), for “That obligation” substitute “An obligation under this section”
.