Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/part/9/chapter/2/crossheading/community-punishments
Timestamp: 2019-12-07 21:45:11
Document Index: 649681230

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 9', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 4', 'art. 13', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Community punishments
Armed Forces Act 2006, Cross Heading: Community punishments is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 07 December 2019. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes and effects yet to be applied to Part 9 Chapter 2 Crossheading Community-punishments:
Community punishmentsU.K.
270Community punishments: general restrictions etcU.K.
(1)A court must not award a community punishment in respect of an offence unless it is of the opinion that the offence, or the combination of the offence and one or more offences associated with it, was serious enough to warrant such a punishment.
(2)Where a court awards a community punishment—
(a)the particular requirement (or requirements) included in the order must be such as the court considers the most suitable for the offender; and
(b)the restrictions on liberty imposed by the order must be such as in the opinion of the court are commensurate with the seriousness of the offence, or the combination of the offence and one or more offences associated with it.
[F1(2A)Subsection (2) is subject to section 177(2A) of the 2003 Act (community orders: punitive elements) as applied by section 178(3) and section 182(3A).]
(3)In forming any such opinion as is mentioned in subsection (1) or (2)(b), a court must take into account all such information as is available to it about the circumstances of the offence and any associated offence, including any aggravating or mitigating factors.
(4)In forming an opinion for the purposes of subsection (2)(a) the court may take into account any information about the offender which is before it.
(5)In determining the restrictions on liberty to be imposed by a community punishment in respect of an offence, the court may have regard to any period for which the offender has, since being charged with the offence or any related offence, been kept in service custody in connection with the offence or any related offence.
(6)In subsection (5) “related offence” has the meaning given by section 247.
[F2(6A)The fact that by virtue of any provision of this section—
(a)a community punishment may be awarded in respect of an offence, or
(b)particular restrictions on liberty may be imposed by a community punishment,
does not require a court to award such a punishment or to impose those restrictions.]
[F3(7)Subsections (1) and (2)(b) are subject to section 270A.]
F1S. 270(2A) inserted (11.12.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 16 para. 34 (with Sch. 16 para. 35); S.I. 2013/2981, art. 2(e)
F2S. 270(6A) inserted (31.10.2009) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), s. 153(7), Sch. 25 para. 26(2); S.I. 2009/1028, art. 2(b)
F3S. 270(7) substituted for s. 270(7)(8) (2.4.2012) by Armed Forces Act 2011 (c. 18), s. 32(3), Sch. 3 para. 20(1); S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(d)
I1S. 270 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
I2S. 270 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
[F4270AException to restrictions on community punishmentsU.K.
(1)If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, the power to award a community punishment in respect of an offence (“the current offence”) may be exercised even though the court would not otherwise regard—
(c)a surcharge under section 161A of the 2003 Act [F5;
(d)an unlawful profit order under section 4 of the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013.]
(b)“relevant offence” means an offence which would constitute an offence under the law of any part of the United Kingdom if it were committed in any part of the United Kingdom at the time of the conviction of the current offence.]
F4S. 270A inserted (2.4.2012) by Armed Forces Act 2011 (c. 18), s. 32(3), Sch. 3 para. 20(2); S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(d) (with art. 13)
F5S. 270A(6)(d) inserted (15.10.2013 for E., 5.11.2013 for W.) by Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 (c. 3), s. 12, Sch. para. 31; S.I. 2013/2622, art. 2; S.I. 2013/2861, art. 2