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Section 295: Suspended sentence order: alteration of periodic review arrangements

Sentencing Act 2020 · 2020 c. 17View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 10: Custodial sentences — CHAPTER 5: Suspended sentences

Subsections (2) and (3) apply where the court—

considers the progress report relating to a review under section 293 or 293A (the “current review”), and
forms the opinion that the offender's progress in complying with the community requirements of the order is satisfactory.

If the court forms that opinion before a review hearing is held at the current review—

it may order that no review hearing is to be held at the current review, and
it may amend the suspended sentence order so as to provide for each subsequent review to be held without a review hearing.

If a review hearing is held at the current review, the court may at the hearing amend the suspended sentence order so as to provide for each subsequent review to be held without a review hearing.

If at a review held without a review hearing the court—

considers the progress report, and
forms the opinion that the offender's progress under the order is no longer satisfactory,

it may require the offender to attend a hearing of the court at a specified time and place.

At a review hearing the court may amend the suspended sentence order so as to vary the intervals specified under section 293(2)(a) or 293A(2)(a).

The functions of a court under this section that are exercisable in relation to a review without a hearing are to be exercised—

in the case of the Crown Court, by a judge of the court, and
in the case of a magistrates' court, by a justice of the peace.

In this section—

  • “review hearing”, and

  • “progress report”,

have the meanings given by section 293(2) (or, as the case may be, section 293A(2)).

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