# Sentencing Act 2020, Section 134: Compensation order: availability


(1) A compensation order is available to a court by or before which an offender is convicted of an offence.
This is subject to section 136 (road accidents).
(2) Where a compensation order is available, the court may make such an order whether or not it also deals with the offender for the offence in any other way.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/section/134 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/section-134
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