# Sentencing Act 2020, Section 58: Offenders aged under 18: considerations of court not affected by Code


Nothing in this Code affects the duties of the court—
(a) to have regard to the principal aim of the youth justice system (which is to prevent offending (or re-offending) by persons aged under 18: see section 37 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998);
(b) under section 44 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (to have regard to welfare and in certain cases to take steps in relation to surroundings and provision of education etc).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/section/58 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/section-58
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