Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 Part I POWERS EXERCISABLE BEFORE SENTENCE Deferment of sentence Deferment of sentence 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undertakings to participate in restorative justice activities 1ZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further provision about undertakings 1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach of undertakings 1B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conviction of offence during period of deferment 1C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferment of sentence: supplementary 1D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committal to Crown Court for sentence Committal for sentence on summary trial of offence triable either way. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committal for sentence of dangerous adult offenders 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committal for sentence of young offenders on summary trial of certain serious offences 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committal for sentence of dangerous young offenders 3C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committal for sentence on indication of guilty plea to offence triable either way. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committal for sentence on indication of guilty plea by child or young person with related offences 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of Crown Court on committal for sentence under sections 3 and 4.Power of Crown Court on committal for sentence under sections 3, 3A and 4 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of Crown Court on committal for sentence under sections 3B, 3C and 4A 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committal for sentence in certain cases where offender committed in respect of another offence. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of Crown Court on committal for sentence under section 6. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remission for sentence: young offenders etc. Power and duty to remit young offenders to youth courts for sentence. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of youth court to remit offender who attains age of 18 to magistrates’ court other than youth court for sentence. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of magistrates’ court to remit case to another magistrates’ court for sentence. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remand by magistrates’ court for medical examination Remand by magistrates’ court for medical examination. 11 1 If, on the trial by a magistrates’ court of an offence punishable on summary conviction with imprisonment, the court— a is satisfied that the accused did the act or made the omission charged, but b is of the opinion that an inquiry ought to be made into his physical or mental condition before the method of dealing with him is determined, the court shall adjourn the case to enable a medical examination and report to be made, and shall remand him. 2 An adjournment under subsection (1) above shall not be for more than three weeks at a time where the court remands the accused in custody, nor for more than four weeks at a time where it remands him on bail. 3 Where on an adjournment under subsection (1) above the accused is remanded on bail, the court shall impose conditions under paragraph (d) of section 3(6) of the Bail Act 1976 and the requirements imposed as conditions under that paragraph shall be or shall include requirements that the accused— a undergo medical examination by a registered medical practitioner or, where the inquiry is into his mental condition and the court so directs, two such practitioners; and b for that purpose attend such an institution or place, or on such practitioner, as the court directs and, where the inquiry is into his mental condition, comply with any other directions which may be given to him for that purpose by any person specified by the court or by a person of any class so specified. Part II ABSOLUTE AND CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE Absolute and conditional discharge. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commission of further offence by person conditionally discharged. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of discharge. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discharge: supplementary. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part III MANDATORY AND DISCRETIONARY REFERRAL OF YOUNG OFFENDERS Referral orders Duty and power to refer certain young offenders to youth offender panels. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The referral conditions. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making of referral orders: general. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making of referral orders: effect on court’s other sentencing powers. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making of referral orders: attendance of parents etc. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth offender panels Establishment of panels. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attendance at panel meetings. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth offender contracts First meeting: agreement of contract with offender. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First meeting: duration of contract. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First meeting: failure to agree contract. 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress meetings. 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final meeting. 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Referrals back to court in the interests of justice Revocation of referral order where offender making good progress etc. 27A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extension of period for which young offender contract has effect 27B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further court proceedings Offender or parent referred back to court: offender convicted while subject to referral order. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary Functions of youth offending teams. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulations under Part III. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules of court. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definitions for purposes of Part III. 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part IV Youth community orders and reparation orders Chapter I Youth community orders : general provisions Meaning of “youth community order” and “community sentence” 33 1 In this Act “ youth community order ” means any of the following orders— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c an attendance centre order; d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community orders not available where sentence fixed by law etc. 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on imposing community sentences. 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedural requirements for community sentences: pre-sentence reports etc. 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre-sentence drug testing. 36A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic monitoring of requirements in youth community orders . 36B 1 Subject to subsections (2) and (3) below, a youth community order may include requirements for securing the electronic monitoring of the offender’s compliance with any other requirements imposed by the order. 2 A court shall not include in a youth community order a requirement under subsection (1) above unless the court— a has been notified by the Secretary of State that electronic monitoring arrangements are available in the relevant areas specified in subsections (7) to (10) below; and b is satisfied that the necessary provision can be made under those arrangements. 3 Where— a it is proposed to include in an exclusion order a requirement for securing electronic monitoring in accordance with this section; but b there is a person (other than the offender) without whose co-operation it will not be practicable to secure the monitoring, the requirement shall not be included in the order without that person’s consent. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 An order which includes requirements under subsection (1) above shall include provision for making a person responsible for the monitoring; and a person who is made so responsible shall be of a description specified in an order made by the Secretary of State. 6 The Secretary of State may make rules for regulating— a the electronic monitoring of compliance with requirements included in a youth community order ; and b without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) above, the functions of persons made responsible for securing the electronic monitoring of compliance with requirements included in the order. 7 In the case of a curfew order or an exclusion order, the relevant area is the area in which the place proposed to be specified in the order is situated. In this subsection, “ place ”, in relation to an exclusion order, has the same meaning as in section 40A below. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 In the case of ..., a supervision order or an action plan order, the relevant area is the local justice area proposed to be specified in the order. 10 In the case of an attendance centre order, the relevant area is the local justice area in which the attendance centre proposed to be specified in the order is situated. Chapter II Community orders available for offenders of any age Curfew orders Curfew orders. 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic monitoring of curfew orders. 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach, revocation and amendment of curfew orders. 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curfew orders: supplementary. 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusion orders Exclusion orders. 40A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach, revocation and amendment of exclusion orders. 40B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusion orders: supplementary. 40C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter III Community orders available only where offender aged 16 or over Probation orders Community rehabilitation orders. 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements which may be included in community rehabilitation orders. 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach, revocation and amendment of community rehabilitation orders. 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offenders residing in Scotland or Northern Ireland. 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community rehabilitation orders: supplementary. 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community punishment orders Community punishment orders. 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligations of person subject to community punishment order. 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach, revocation and amendment of community punishment orders. 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offenders residing in Scotland or Northern Ireland. 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community punishment orders: supplementary. 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community punishment and rehabilitation orders Community punishment and rehabilitation orders. 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drug treatment and testing orders Drug treatment and testing orders. 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The treatment and testing requirements. 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions of order as to supervision and periodic review. 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Periodic reviews. 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach, revocation and amendment of drug treatment and testing orders. 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copies of orders. 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drug treatment and testing orders: supplementary. 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drug abstinence orders Drug abstinence orders. 58A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drug abstinence orders: supplementary. 58B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orders for persistent petty offenders Curfew orders and community punishment orders for persistent petty offenders. 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter IV Attendance centre orders: offenders under 21 and defaulters Attendance centre orders. 60 1 Where— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b a court would have power, but for section 227 of the Sentencing Code (restriction on imposing imprisonment on persons under 18 ) , to commit a person aged under 21 to prison in default of payment of any sum of money or for failing to do or abstain from doing anything required to be done or left undone, ... c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the court may, if it has been notified by the Secretary of State that an attendance centre is available for the reception of persons of his description, order him to attend at such a centre, to be specified in the order, for such number of hours as may be so specified. 2 An order under subsection (1) above is in this Act referred to as an “ attendance centre order ”. 3 The aggregate number of hours for which an attendance centre order may require a person to attend at an attendance centre shall not be less than 12 except where— a he is aged under 14; and b the court is of the opinion that 12 hours would be excessive, having regard to his age or any other circumstances. 4 The aggregate number of hours shall not exceed 12 except where the court is of the opinion, having regard to all the circumstances, that 12 hours would be inadequate, and in that case— a shall not exceed 24 where the person is aged under 16; and b shall not exceed 36 where the person is aged 16 or 17 . 5 A court may make an attendance centre order in respect of a person before a previous attendance centre order made in respect of him has ceased to have effect, and may determine the number of hours to be specified in the order without regard— a to the number specified in the previous order; or b to the fact that that order is still in effect. 6 An attendance centre order shall not be made unless the court is satisfied that the attendance centre to be specified in it is reasonably accessible to the person concerned, having regard to his age, the means of access available to him and any other circumstances. 7 The times at which a person is required to attend at an attendance centre shall, as far as practicable, be such as to avoid— a any conflict with his religious beliefs or with the requirements of any other youth community order to which he may be subject; and b any interference with the times, if any, at which he normally works or attends school or any other educational establishment. 8 The first time at which the person is required to attend at an attendance centre shall be a time at which the centre is available for his attendance in accordance with the notification of the Secretary of State, and shall be specified in the order. 9 The subsequent times shall be fixed by the officer in charge of the centre, having regard to the person’s circumstances. 10 A person shall not be required under this section to attend at an attendance centre on more than one occasion on any day, or for more than three hours on any occasion. 11 Where a court makes an attendance centre order, the designated officer for the court shall— a deliver or send a copy of the order to the officer in charge of the attendance centre specified in it; and b deliver a copy of the order to the person in respect of whom it is made or serve a copy on that person in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rules . 12 Where a person (“ the defaulter ”) has been ordered to attend at an attendance centre in default of the payment of any sum of money— a on payment of the whole sum to any person authorised to receive it, the attendance centre order shall cease to have effect; b on payment of a part of the sum to any such person, the total number of hours for which the defaulter is required to attend at the centre shall be reduced proportionately, that is to say by such number of complete hours as bears to the total number the proportion most nearly approximating to, without exceeding, the proportion which the part bears to the whole sum. Breach, revocation and amendment of attendance centre orders. 61 Schedule 5 to this Act (which makes provision for dealing with failures to comply with attendance centre orders, for revoking such orders with or without the substitution of other sentences and for amending such orders) shall have effect. Provision, regulation and management of attendance centres. 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter V Community orders available only where offender aged under 18 Supervision orders Supervision orders. 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selection and duty of supervisor and certain expenditure of his. 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supervision orders and curfew orders 64A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach, revocation and amendment of supervision orders. 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities for implementing supervision orders. 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “local authority”, “reside” and “parent”. 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isles of Scilly. 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Action plan orders Action plan orders. 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements which may be included in action plan orders and directions. 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Action plan orders: power to fix further hearings. 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach, revocation and amendment of action plan orders. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter VI Reparation orders for young offenders Reparation orders. 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirements and provisions of reparation order, and obligations of person subject to it. 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach, revocation and amendment of reparation orders. 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part V CUSTODIAL SENTENCES ETC. Chapter I General provisions Meaning of “custodial sentence” Meaning of “custodial sentence”. 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liability to imprisonment on conviction on indictment Liability to imprisonment on conviction on indictment. 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General limit on magistrates’ courts’ powers General limit on magistrates’ court’s power to impose imprisonment or detention in a young offender institution. 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General restrictions on discretionary custodial sentences General restrictions on imposing discretionary custodial sentences. 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Length of discretionary custodial sentences: general provision. 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedural requirements for imposing discretionary custodial sentences Pre-sentence reports and other requirements. 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional requirements in case of mentally disordered offender. 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Life sentences Determination of tariffs. 82A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other restrictions Restriction on imposing custodial sentences on persons not legally represented. 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction on consecutive sentences for released prisoners. 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sexual and violent offences: licences etc. Sexual or violent offences: extension of certain custodial sentences for licence purposes. 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sexual offences committed before 30th September 1998. 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crediting of periods of remand in custody Crediting of periods of remand in custody: terms of imprisonment and detention. 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “remand in custody”. 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter II Detention and custody of young offenders Restriction on imposing imprisonment on persons under 21 Restriction on imposing imprisonment on persons under 21. 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detention at Her Majesty’s pleasure or for specified period Offenders who commit murder etc. when under 18: duty to detain at Her Majesty’s pleasure. 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offenders under 18 convicted of certain serious offences: power to detain for specified period. 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detention under sections 90 and 91: place of detention etc. 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Custody for life Duty to impose custody for life in certain cases where offender under 21. 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to impose custody for life in certain other cases where offender at least 18 but under 21. 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Custody for life: place of detention. 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detention in a young offender institution Detention in a young offender institution for other cases where offender at least 18 but under 21. 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Term of detention in a young offender institution, and consecutive sentences. 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detention in a young offender institution: place of detention. 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conversion of sentence of detention to sentence of imprisonment Conversion of sentence of detention to sentence of imprisonment 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detention and training orders Offenders under 18: detention and training orders. 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Term of order, consecutive terms and taking account of remands. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The period of detention and training. 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The period of supervision. 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach of supervision requirements. 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of sections 103 to 105 in relation to orders under section 104(3)(aa) 104A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interaction of orders under section 104(3)(a) with other sentences 104B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences during currency of order. 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interaction with sentences of detention in a young offender institution. 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interaction with sentences of detention 106A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further supervision after end of term of detention and training order 106B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “ youth detention accommodation” and references to terms. 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detention of persons aged at least 18 but under 21 for default or contempt Detention of persons aged at least 18 but under 21 for default or contempt. 108 1 In any case where, but for section 227(2) of the Sentencing Code , a court would have power— a to commit a person aged at least 18 but under 21 to prison for default in payment of a fine or any other sum of money, or b to make an order fixing a term of imprisonment in the event of such a default by such a person, or c to commit such a person to prison for contempt of court or any kindred offence, the court shall have power, subject to subsection (3) below, to commit him to be detained under this section or, as the case may be, to make an order fixing a term of detention under this section in the event of default, for a term not exceeding the term of imprisonment. 2 For the purposes of subsection (1) above, the power of a court to order a person to be imprisoned under section 23 of the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 shall be taken to be a power to commit him to prison. 3 No court shall commit a person to be detained under this section unless it is of the opinion that no other method of dealing with him is appropriate; and in forming any such opinion, the court— a shall take into account all such information about the circumstances of the default or contempt (including any aggravating or mitigating factors) as is available to it; and b may take into account any information about that person which is before it. 4 Where a magistrates’ court commits a person to be detained under this section, it shall— a state in open court the reason for its opinion that no other method of dealing with him is appropriate; and b cause that reason to be specified in the warrant of commitment and to be entered in the register. 5 Subject to section 22(2)(b) of the Prison Act 1952 (removal to hospital etc.), a person in respect of whom an order has been made under this section is to be detained— a in a remand centre, b in a young offender institution, or c in any place in which a person aged 21 or over could be imprisoned or detained for default in payment of a fine or any other sum of money, as the Secretary of State may from time to time direct. Chapter III Required custodial sentences for certain offences Life sentence for second serious offence. 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum of seven years for third class A drug trafficking offence. 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum of three years for third domestic burglary. 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals where previous convictions set aside. 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certificates of convictions for purposes of Chapter III. 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences under service law. 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determination of day when offence committed. 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter IV Return to prison etc. where offence committed during original sentence Power to order return to prison etc. where offence committed during original sentence. 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treatment for purposes of section 116(1) of person serving two or more sentences or extended sentence. 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter V Suspended sentences of imprisonment Suspended sentences of imprisonment Suspended sentences of imprisonment. 118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of court on conviction of further offence to deal with suspended sentence. 119 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Court by which suspended sentence may be dealt with. 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedure where court convicting of further offence does not deal with suspended sentence. 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspended sentence supervision orders Suspended sentence supervision orders. 122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach of requirement of suspended sentence supervision order. 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspended sentence supervision orders: revocation, amendment and cessation. 124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suspended sentences: supplementary Suspended sentences: supplementary. 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part VI Financial penalties and orders Financial circumstances orders Powers to order statement as to offender’s financial circumstances. 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fines: general General power of Crown Court to fine offender convicted on indictment. 127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixing of fines. 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remission of fines. 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compensation orders Compensation orders against convicted persons. 130 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limit on amount payable under compensation order of magistrates’ court in case of young offender. 131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compensation orders: appeals etc. 132 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Review of compensation orders. 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of compensation order on subsequent award of damages in civil proceedings. 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young offenders Limit on fines imposed by magistrates’ courts in respect of young offenders. 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to order statement as to financial circumstances of parent or guardian. 136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to order parent or guardian to pay fine, costs , compensation or surcharge. 137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fixing of fine , compensation or surcharge to be paid by parent or guardian. 138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous powers and duties of Crown Court in relation to recognizances etc. Powers and duties of Crown Court in relation to ... forfeited recognizances. 139 1 Subject to the provisions of this section, if the Crown Court forfeits a person's recognizance , the court may make an order— a allowing time for the payment of ... the amount due under the recognizance; b directing payment of that amount by instalments of such amounts and on such dates as may be specified in the order; c ... discharging the recognizance or reducing the amount due under it. 2 Subject to the provisions of this section, if the Crown Court forfeits a person's recognizance , the court shall make an order fixing a term of imprisonment or of detention under section 108 above (detention of persons aged 18 to 20 for default) which he is to undergo if any sum which he is liable to pay is not duly paid or recovered. 3 No person shall on the occasion when ... his recognizance is forfeited by the Crown Court be committed to prison or detained in pursuance of an order under subsection (2) above unless— a in the case of an offence punishable with imprisonment, he appears to the court to have sufficient means to pay the sum forthwith; b it appears to the court that he is unlikely to remain long enough at a place of abode in the United Kingdom to enable payment of the sum to be enforced by other methods; or c on the occasion when the order is made the court sentences him to immediate imprisonment, custody for life or detention in a young offender institution for that or another offence, or so sentences him for an offence in addition to forfeiting his recognizance, or he is already serving a sentence of custody for life or a term— i of imprisonment; ii of detention in a young offender institution; or iii of detention under section 108 above. 4 The periods set out in the second column of the following Table shall be the maximum periods of imprisonment or detention under subsection (2) above applicable respectively to the amounts set out opposite them. Table An amount not exceeding £200 7 days An amount exceeding £200 but not exceeding £500 14 days An amount exceeding £500 but not exceeding £1,000 28 days An amount exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,500 45 days An amount exceeding £2,500 but not exceeding £5,000 3 months An amount exceeding £5,000 but not exceeding £10,000 6 months An amount exceeding £10,000 but not exceeding £20,000 12 months An amount exceeding £20,000 but not exceeding £50,000 18 months An amount exceeding £50,000 but not exceeding £100,000 2 years An amount exceeding £100,000 but not exceeding £250,000 3 years An amount exceeding £250,000 but not exceeding £1 million 5 years An amount exceeding £1 million 10 years 5 Where any person liable for the payment of ... a sum due under a recognizance to which this section applies is sentenced by the court to, or is serving or otherwise liable to serve, a term of imprisonment or detention in a young offender institution or a term of detention under section 108 above, the court may order that any term of imprisonment or detention fixed under subsection (2) above shall not begin to run until after the end of the first-mentioned term. 6 The power conferred by this section to discharge a recognizance or reduce the amount due under it shall be in addition to the powers conferred by any other Act relating to the discharge, cancellation, mitigation or reduction of recognizances or sums forfeited under recognizances. 7 Subject to subsection (8) below, the powers conferred by this section shall not be taken as restricted by any enactment which authorises the Crown Court to deal with an offender in any way in which a magistrates’ court might have dealt with him or could deal with him. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 For the purposes of any reference in this section, however expressed, to the term of imprisonment or other detention to which a person has been sentenced or which, or part of which, he has served, consecutive terms and terms which are wholly or partly concurrent shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be treated as a single term. 11 Any reference in this section, however expressed, to a previous sentence shall be construed as a reference to a previous sentence passed by a court in Great Britain. Enforcement of ... recognizances forfeited by Crown Court. 140 1 Subject to subsection (5) below, ... a recognizance forfeited by the Crown Court shall be treated for the purposes of collection, enforcement and remission of the ... sum as having been ... forfeited— a by a magistrates’ court specified in an order made by the Crown Court, or b if no such order is made, by the magistrates’ court by which the offender was committed to the Crown Court to be tried or dealt with or by which he was sent to the Crown Court for trial under section 51 or 51A of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, ... 2 Subsection (3) below applies where a magistrates’ court issues a warrant of commitment on a default in the payment of— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b a sum due under a recognizance forfeited by the Crown Court. 3 In such a case, the term of imprisonment or detention under section 108 above specified in the warrant of commitment as the term which the offender is liable to serve shall be— a the term fixed by the Crown Court under section 139(2) above, or b if that term has been reduced under section 79(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (part payment) or section 85(2) of that Act (remission), that term as so reduced, ... 4 Subsections (1) to (3) above shall apply in relation to a ... recognizance forfeited by the criminal division of the Court of Appeal, or by the Supreme Court on appeal from that division, as they apply in relation to a ... recognizance forfeited by the Crown Court; and references in those subsections to the Crown Court (except the references in subsection (1)(b)) shall be construed accordingly. 5 A magistrates’ court shall not, under section ... 120 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 as applied by subsection (1) above, remit the whole or any part of a ... sum due under a recognizance forfeited by— a the Crown Court, b the criminal division of the Court of Appeal, or c the Supreme Court on appeal from that division, without the consent of the Crown Court. 6 Any ... sum the payment of which is enforceable by a magistrates’ court by virtue of this section shall be treated for the purposes of section 38 of the Courts Act 2003 (application of receipts of designated officers) ... as being due under a recognizance forfeited by a magistrates' court . Power of Crown Court to allow time for payment, or payment by instalments, of costs and compensation. 141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of Crown Court to order search of persons before it. 142 1 Where— za the Crown Court orders a person to pay a surcharge under section 42 of the Sentencing Code , a the Crown Court imposes a fine on a person or forfeits his recognizance, b the Crown Court makes against a person any such order as is mentioned in paragraph 3, 4 or 9 of Schedule 9 to the Administration of Justice Act 1970 (orders for the payment of costs), ba the Crown Court makes an order against a person under section 46 of the Sentencing Code (criminal courts charge), c the Crown Court makes an order under Chapter 2 of Part 7 of the Sentencing Code (compensation orders) against a person, ca the Crown Court makes an unlawful profit order under section 4 of the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 against a person, d the Crown Court makes against a person an order under section 380(1) of the Sentencing Code (order for parent or guardian to pay fine, costs , compensation or surcharge ), or e on the determination of an appeal brought by a person under section 108 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 a sum is payable by him, whether by virtue of an order of the Crown Court or by virtue of a conviction or order of the magistrates’ court against whose decision the appeal was brought, then, if that person is before it, the Crown Court may order him to be searched. 2 Any money found on a person in a search under this section may be applied, unless the court otherwise directs, towards payment of the fine or other sum payable by him; and the balance, if any, shall be returned to him. Part VII Further powers of courts Powers to deprive offender of property used etc. for purposes of crime Powers to deprive offender of property used etc. for purposes of crime. 143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property which is in possession of police by virtue of section 143. 144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of proceeds of forfeited property. 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driving disqualifications Driving disqualification for any offence. 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driving disqualification where vehicle used for purposes of crime. 147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extension of disqualification where custodial sentence also imposed 147A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of custodial sentence in other cases 147B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restitution orders Restitution orders. 148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restitution orders: supplementary. 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Young offenders Binding over of parent or guardian. 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part VIII Miscellaneous and supplementary Factors to be taken into account in sentencing Effect of previous convictions and of offending while on bail. 151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reduction in sentences for guilty pleas. 152 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in sentences for racial or religious aggravation. 153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commencement and alteration of Crown Court sentence Commencement of Crown Court sentence. 154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alteration of Crown Court sentence. 155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure of pre-sentence reports etc. Disclosure of pre-sentence reports. 156 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other reports of officers of local probation boards and members of youth offending teams 157 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary Savings for powers to mitigate sentences and deal appropriately with mentally disordered offenders. 158 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Execution of process between England and Wales and Scotland. 159 Section 4 of the Summary Jurisdiction (Process) Act 1881 (execution of process of English and Welsh courts in Scotland) shall apply to any process issued under— section 1(7), 1B(3), 1C(4), 13(1), 104(1) ... above, paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 to this Act or , ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 5 to this Act, ... paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 8 to this Act, as it applies to process issued under the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 by a magistrates’ court. Rules and orders. 160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation Meaning of “associated offence”, “sexual offence”, “violent offence” and “protecting the public from serious harm”. 161 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “pre-sentence report”. 162 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General definitions. 163 1 In this Act, except where the contrary intention appears— “ action plan order ” means an order under section 69(1) above; “affected person” — in relation to an exclusion order, has the meaning given by section 40A(13) above; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ attendance centre ” has the meaning given by section 221(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 ; “ attendance centre order ” means an order under section 60(1) above (and, except where the contrary intention is shown by paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 or paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 or 8 to this Act, includes orders made under section 60(1) by virtue of paragraph 4(1)(c) or 5(1)(c) of Schedule 3 or paragraph 2(2)(a) of Schedule 7 or 8); . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ community sentence ” has the meaning given by section 33(2) above; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “court” does not include the Court Martial ; “ curfew order ” means an order under section 37(1) above (and, except where the contrary intention is shown by section 59 above or paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 or 8 to this Act or section 35 of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, includes orders made under section 37(1) by virtue of section 59or paragraph 2(2)(a) of Schedule 7 or 8 or the said section 35); “ custodial sentence ” has the meaning given by section 76 above; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ exclusion order ” means an order under section 40A(1) above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ the register ” means the register of proceedings before a magistrates’ court required by Criminal Procedure Rules to be kept by the designated officer for the court; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ supervision order ” means an order under section 63(1) above; “ supervisor ”, in relation to a supervision order, has the meaning given by section 63(3) above; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ youth community order ” has the meaning given by section 33(1) above. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further interpretive provisions. 164 1 For the purposes of any provision of this Act which requires the determination of the age of a person by the court or the Secretary of State, his age shall be deemed to be that which it appears to the court or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State to be after considering any available evidence. 2 Any reference in this Act to an offence punishable with imprisonment shall be construed without regard to any prohibition or restriction imposed by or under this or any Act on the imprisonment of young offenders. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final provisions Consequential amendments, transitory modifications, transitional provisions and repeals. 165 1 Schedule 9 to this Act (which contains amendments consequential on this Act) shall have effect. 2 Schedule 10 to this Act (which contains transitory modifications of this Act) shall have effect. 3 Schedule 11 to this Act (which contains transitional provisions) shall have effect. 4 The enactments mentioned in Part I of Schedule 12 to this Act and the instruments mentioned in Part II of that Schedule are hereby repealed or revoked to the extent specified in the third column of those Parts. Short title. 166 This Act may be cited as the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000. Extent. 167 1 Subject to subsections (2) to (4) below, this Act extends to England and Wales only. 2 The following provisions also extend to Scotland, namely— section 14; sections 44, 49 and 51(6); section 121(3); section 159; this section; and Schedule 4. 3 The following provisions also extend to Northern Ireland, namely— sections 44, 49 and 51(6); this section; and Schedule 4. 4 The extent of any amendment, repeal or revocation made by this Act is the same as that of the enactment amended, repealed or revoked. 5 For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, any provision of this Act which extends to Scotland is to be taken to be a pre-commencement enactment within the meaning of that Act. Commencement. 168 1 Subject ... to paragraph 11 of Schedule 11 (special provisions relating to referral orders), this Act shall come into force at the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed (and references to the commencement of this Act are to its coming into force then). 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .