# Sentencing Act 2020, Paragraph 3


(1) Where the appropriate court receives a report under paragraph 2, the court must cause the offender to appear before it.
(2) For that purpose, a justice acting in the same local justice area as the appropriate court may—
(a) issue a summons requiring the offender to appear before the appropriate court at the place and time specified in the summons, or
(b) if the report is substantiated on oath, issue a warrant for the offender's arrest which requires the offender to be brought before the appropriate court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/schedule/4/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/schedule-4/paragraph-3
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