Legislation – Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
Changes to legislation:
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, Section 150 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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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 150:
- Pt. 2 Ch. 3A inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 28
- s. 44F inserted by 2024 c. 21 s. 29
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
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
150Increases in maximum daily curfew hours and curfew requirement period
(1)
(2)
In sub-paragraph (4)—
(a)
omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (a);
(b)
in paragraph (b), for “16 hours” substitute “the relevant number of hours”
;
(c)
“, and
(c)
not more than 112 hours in any period of 7 days beginning with the day of the week on which the requirement first takes effect.”
(3)
“(4A)
In sub-paragraph (4) “the relevant number of hours” means—
(a)
in relation to a relevant order in respect of an offence of which the offender was convicted before the day on which section 150 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force, 16 hours, and
(b)
in relation to a relevant order in respect of an offence of which the offender was convicted on or after that day, 20 hours.”
(4)
In sub-paragraph (5), for the words “the period of 12 months” substitute “the relevant period”
.
(5)
“(6)
In sub-paragraph (5) “the relevant period” means—
(a)
in relation to a relevant order in respect of an offence of which the offender was convicted before the day on which section 150 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force, the period of 12 months, and
(b)
in relation to a relevant order in respect of an offence of which the offender was convicted on or after that day, the period of 2 years.”
(6)
In paragraph 13 of Schedule 23 to the Sentencing Act 2020 (powers to amend limits in community requirements)—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (1)(b), after “9(4)” insert “or (4A)”
;
(b)
in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “9(5)” substitute “9(6)”
.
(7)
(8)
In Schedule 19A (supervision default orders)—
(a)
in paragraph 2 (application of community orders provisions to supervision default orders), in paragraph (h), for “9(1) to (4)” substitute “9(1) to (4A)”
;
(b)
in paragraph 3—
(i)
in sub-paragraph (6), in the substituted sub-paragraph (4)(a), for “16 hours”
substitute “the relevant number of hours”;
(ii)
“(6A)
Paragraph 9(4A) of that Schedule applies as if references to an offence of which the offender was convicted before, on or after a day were references to a failure by a person to comply with a requirement that occurred before, on or after that day.”
(9)
In Schedule 31 (default orders: modification of provisions relating to community orders), in paragraph 3—
(a)
“(1A)
Any reference to an offence of which the offender was convicted before, on or after a day is to be read as a reference to a default made by a person before, on or after that day.”;
(b)
in sub-paragraph (2)—
(i)
for “sub-paragraph (4)” substitute “sub-paragraph (4A)”
;
(ii)
for “(4A)” substitute “(4B)”
.