283 Life sentence for second listed offence
Sentencing Act 2020 (2020 c 17) | Legislation

Life sentences

283  Life sentence for second listed offence

(1)     Subsection (3) applies where—

(a)     a court is dealing with an offender for an offence (“the index offence”) that is listed in Part 1 of Schedule 15,

(b)     the index offence was committed on or after the relevant date,

(c)     the offender is aged 21 [18] or over when convicted of the index offence, and

(d)     the sentence condition and the previous offence condition are met.

(2)     In subsection (1)(b), “relevant date”, in relation to an offence, means the date specified for that offence in Part 1 of Schedule 15.

(3)     The court must impose a sentence of imprisonment for life unless the court is of the opinion that there are particular circumstances which—

(a)     relate to—

(i)     the index offence,

(ii)     the previous offence referred to in subsection (5), or

(iii)     the offender, and

(b)     would make it unjust to do so in all the circumstances.

(4)     The sentence condition is that, but for this section, the court would impose a sentence of imprisonment for 10 years or more, disregarding any extension period it would impose under section 279.

Sections 230(2) and 231(2) apply for this

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