# Sentencing Act 2020, Paragraph 3


(1) A court may not include an unpaid work requirement in a relevant order unless it is satisfied—
(a) that the offender is a suitable person to perform work under such a 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 offender's home local justice area.
(2) In making a decision under sub-paragraph (1)(a), the court must (if it thinks necessary) hear an officer of a provider of probation services.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/schedule/9/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/schedule-9/paragraph-3
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