# Sentencing Act 2020, Paragraph 6


(1) This paragraph applies where the responsible officer is of the opinion that the offender has without reasonable excuse breached a community requirement of a suspended sentence order.
(2) If the offender has been given a warning under this paragraph within the previous 12 months in relation to a breach of any community requirement of the order, the officer must refer the matter to an enforcement officer.
(3) Otherwise the officer must either—
(a) give the offender a warning under this paragraph, or
(b) refer the matter to an enforcement officer.
(4) A warning under this paragraph must—
(a) describe the circumstances of the breach,
(b) state that the breach is unacceptable, and
(c) inform the offender that if the offender again breaches a requirement of the order within the next 12 months, the offender will be liable to be brought before a court.
(5) As soon as practicable after giving a warning under this paragraph, the responsible officer must record that fact.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/schedule/16/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/schedule-16/paragraph-6
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