Part 3 Amendment of Order
Sentencing Act 2020 (2020 c 17) | Legislation

Part 3 Amendment of Order

Application of Part

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This Part of this Schedule applies during the supervision period of a suspended sentence order that imposes one or more community requirements.

Cancellation of community requirements of suspended sentence order

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(1)     This paragraph applies where an application is made to the appropriate court by—

(a)     the offender, or

(b)     an officer of a provider of probation services,

for the community requirements of the suspended sentence order to be cancelled.

(2)     If it appears to the court to be in the interests of justice to do so, having regard to circumstances which have arisen since the order was made, the court may cancel the community requirements of the suspended sentence order.

(3)     The circumstances in which community requirements of the order may be cancelled under sub-paragraph (2) include the offender's—

(a)     making good progress, or

(b)     responding satisfactorily to supervision.

(4)     No application may be made under this paragraph while an appeal against the suspended sentence is pending.

Amendment because of change of residence

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(1)     This paragraph applies where—

(a)     the offender is given permission under section 302 to change residence,

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