Section 152 Removal of attendance centre requirements for adultsI1I2

The Sentencing Code is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4).

In section 207(3) (community orders: availability of attendance centre requirement), for the words from “the offender” to the end substitute

“—

(a)

the offender was convicted of the offence before the day on which section 152 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force, and

(b)

the offender was aged under 25 when convicted of the offence.”

In section 291(3) (suspended sentence orders: availability of attendance centre requirement), for the words from “the offender” to the end substitute

“—

(a)

the offender was convicted of the offence before the day on which section 152 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force, and

(b)

the offender was aged under 25 when convicted of the offence.”

In Schedule 9 (community orders and suspended sentence orders: requirements), in the heading to Part 13, after “Attendance centre requirement” insert “: offenders convicted before the day on which section 152 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force”.

Schedule 13 contains related amendments.