# Sentencing Act 2026, Paragraph 4: Sentencing Act 2020

Extent: E+W

In Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act 2020 (amendments of the Sentencing Code etc), after paragraph 54 insert—
“54A In section 277A (presumption of suspended sentence order: person aged 21 or over)—
(a) in subsection (1)(a), for “21” substitute “18”;
(b) in the heading, for “person aged 21 or over” substitute “adults”.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/2/schedule/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-4
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