# Sentencing Act 2020, Paragraph 18


Where—
(a) an offender is convicted in Scotland or Northern Ireland of an offence, and
(b) the court is informed that the offence was committed during the operational period of a suspended sentence passed in England or Wales,
the court must give written notice of the conviction to the appropriate officer of the court by which the suspended sentence was passed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/schedule/16/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/schedule-16/paragraph-18
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