# Sentencing Act 2020, Paragraph 11


(1) A court may not impose an unpaid work requirement in respect of an offender unless it is satisfied—
(a) that the offender is a suitable person to perform work under an unpaid work requirement, and
(b) that provision for the offender to work under such a requirement can be made under the arrangements for persons to perform work under such a requirement which exist in the local justice area in which the offender resides or is to reside.
(2) In making a decision under sub-paragraph (1)(a) the court must (if it considers it necessary) hear—
(a) a member of a youth offending team, or
(b) an officer of a provider of probation services.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/schedule/6/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/schedule-6/paragraph-11
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