Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000

• Citation: 2000 c. 6
• Sections: 535

Section 1 Deferment of sentence

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Section 1A Further provision about undertakings

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Section 1B Breach of undertakings

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Section 1C Conviction of offence during period of deferment

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Section 1D Deferment of sentence: supplementary

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Section 1ZA Undertakings to participate in restorative justice activities

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Section 3 Committal for sentence on summary trial of offence triable either way.

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Section 3A Committal for sentence of dangerous adult offenders

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Section 3B Committal for sentence of young offenders on summary trial of certain serious offences

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Section 3C Committal for sentence of dangerous young offenders

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Section 4 Committal for sentence on indication of guilty plea to offence triable either way.

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Section 4A Committal for sentence on indication of guilty plea by child or young person with related offences

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Section 5 Power of Crown Court on committal for sentence under sections 3 and 4.Power of Crown Court on committal for sentence under sections 3, 3A and 4

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Section 5A Power of Crown Court on committal for sentence under sections 3B, 3C and 4A

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Section 6 Committal for sentence in certain cases where offender committed in respect of another offence.

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Section 7 Power of Crown Court on committal for sentence under section 6.

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Section 8 Power and duty to remit young offenders to youth courts for sentence.

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Section 9 Power of youth court to remit offender who attains age of 18 to magistrates’ court other than youth court for sentence.

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Section 10 Power of magistrates’ court to remit case to another magistrates’ court for sentence.

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Section 11 Remand by magistrates’ court for medical examination.

(1) If, on the trial by a magistrates’ court of an offence punishable on summary conviction with imprisonment, the court—

(a) is satisfied that the accused did the act or made the omission charged, but

(b) is of the opinion that an inquiry ought to be made into his physical or mental condition before the method of dealing with him is determined,

the court shall adjourn the case to enable a medical examination and report to be made, and shall remand him.

(2) An adjournment under subsection (1) above shall not be for more than three weeks at a time where the court remands the accused in custody, nor for more than four weeks at a time where it remands him on bail.

(3) Where on an adjournment under subsection (1) above the accused is remanded on bail, the court shall impose conditions under paragraph (d) of section 3(6) of the Bail Act 1976 and the requirements imposed as conditions under that paragraph shall be or shall include requirements that the accused—

(a) undergo medical examination by a registered medical practitioner or, where the inquiry is into his mental condition and the court so directs, two such practitioners; and

(b) for that purpose attend such an institution or place, or on such practitioner, as the court directs and, where the inquiry is into his mental condition, comply with any other directions which may be given to him for that purpose by any person specified by the court or by a person of any class so specified.

Section 12 Absolute and conditional discharge.

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Section 13 Commission of further offence by person conditionally discharged.

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Section 14 Effect of discharge.

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Section 15 Discharge: supplementary.

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Section 16 Duty and power to refer certain young offenders to youth offender panels.

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Section 17 The referral conditions.

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Section 18 Making of referral orders: general.

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Section 19 Making of referral orders: effect on court’s other sentencing powers.

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Section 20 Making of referral orders: attendance of parents etc.

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Section 21 Establishment of panels.

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Section 22 Attendance at panel meetings.

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Section 23 First meeting: agreement of contract with offender.

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Section 24 First meeting: duration of contract.

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Section 25 First meeting: failure to agree contract.

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Section 26 Progress meetings.

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Section 27 Final meeting.

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Section 27A Revocation of referral order where offender making good progress etc.

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Section 27B Extension of period for which young offender contract has effect

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Section 28 Offender or parent referred back to court: offender convicted while subject to referral order.

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Section 29 Functions of youth offending teams.

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Section 30 Regulations under Part III.

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Section 31 Rules of court.

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Section 32 Definitions for purposes of Part III.

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Section 33 Meaning of “youth community order” and “community sentence”

(1) In this Act “ youth community order ” means any of the following orders—

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(c) an attendance centre order;

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Section 34 Community orders not available where sentence fixed by law etc.

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Section 35 Restrictions on imposing community sentences.

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Section 36 Procedural requirements for community sentences: pre-sentence reports etc.

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Section 36A Pre-sentence drug testing.

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Section 36B Electronic monitoring of requirements in youth community orders .

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, a youth community order may include requirements for securing the electronic monitoring of the offender’s compliance with any other requirements imposed by the order.

(2) A court shall not include in a youth community order a requirement under subsection (1) above unless the court—

(a) has been notified by the Secretary of State that electronic monitoring arrangements are available in the relevant areas specified in subsections (7) to (10) below; and

(b) is satisfied that the necessary provision can be made under those arrangements.

(3) Where—

(a) it is proposed to include in an exclusion order a requirement for securing electronic monitoring in accordance with this section; but

(b) there is a person (other than the offender) without whose co-operation it will not be practicable to secure the monitoring,

the requirement shall not be included in the order without that person’s consent.

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(5) An order which includes requirements under subsection (1) above shall include provision for making a person responsible for the monitoring; and a person who is made so responsible shall be of a description specified in an order made by the Secretary of State.

(6) The Secretary of State may make rules for regulating—

(a) the electronic monitoring of compliance with requirements included in a youth community order ; and

(b) without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) above, the functions of persons made responsible for securing the electronic monitoring of compliance with requirements included in the order.

(7) In the case of a curfew order or an exclusion order, the relevant area is the area in which the place proposed to be specified in the order is situated.

In this subsection, “ place ”, in relation to an exclusion order, has the same meaning as in section 40A below.

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(9) In the case of ..., a supervision order or an action plan order, the relevant area is the local justice area proposed to be specified in the order.

(10) In the case of an attendance centre order, the relevant area is the local justice area in which the attendance centre proposed to be specified in the order is situated.

Section 37 Curfew orders.

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