Part 1
Sentencing
1 Presumption of suspended sentence order for sentences of 12 months or less
2 Custodial sentences that may be suspended
5 Date to which passing of sentence may be deferred
7 Special custodial sentence for certain offenders of particular concern: England and Wales
8 Sentence with fixed licence period: Scotland
9 Sentence with fixed licence period: Northern Ireland
10 Corresponding provision under service law
11 Whole life order: murder of police, prison or probation officer
12 Removal of requirement to specify maximum number of days
13 Rehabilitation activity requirement renamed probation requirement
14 Driving prohibition requirement
15 Public event attendance prohibition requirement
16 Drinking establishment entry prohibition requirement
17 Restriction zone requirement
18 Power to add or alter requirements
19 Sentencing Council business plan
21 Annual report relating to prison capacity
22 Provision of transcripts of sentencing remarks to victims
Part 2
Management of offenders after sentencing
24 Release: consequential amendments relating to driving disqualification
25 Release on licence of certain violent or sexual offenders: service offences
26 Limitation of provisions about home detention curfew
28 Licence conditions: offenders sentenced under repealed armed forces legislation
29 Power to make provision about recall to prison
30 Further release after recall: introductory
31 Further release after recall: relevant young offenders suitable for automatic release
32 Further release after recall: other offenders eligible for automatic release
33 Further release after recall: supplementary
34 Repeal of provisions relating to supervision after end of sentence
35 Early removal of prisoners liable to removal from United Kingdom
36 Removal of maximum period for unpaid work requirement
37 Number of hours of work required by unpaid work requirement
38 Termination of community order
39 Termination of supervision period of suspended sentence order
40 Rules about the proceedings of the Parole Board
41 Application of provisions about release etc to certain repatriated prisoners
42 Imprisonment or detention for public protection: termination of licences
43 Powers of High Court on referral
Part 3
Bail
44 Amendments to Bail Act 1976
Part 4
Foreign criminals
45 Deportation of foreign criminals
Part 5
General
46 Power to make consequential provision
47 Power to state effect in Sentencing Act 2020 of commencement of amendments made by this Act
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1 Presumption of suspended sentence order: consequential provision
In section 38(1) of the UK Borders Act 2007 (meaning of “period of imprisonment” for purposes of condition 1 in definition of “foreign criminal”), omit paragraph (a).
In section 117D(4) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (meaning of “period of imprisonment” for purposes of definition of “foreign criminal”), omit paragraph (a).