# Sentencing Act 2020, Paragraph 12


(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the offender—
(a) is required by a treatment requirement of the community order to submit to treatment, and
(b) has refused to undergo any surgical, electrical or other treatment.
(2) The offender is not to be treated for the purposes of paragraph 10 or 11 as having breached the requirement on the ground only of that refusal if, in the opinion of the court, the refusal was reasonable having regard to all the circumstances.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/schedule/10/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/schedule-10/paragraph-12
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