A suspended sentence order which imposes any community requirement must specify the area which is the offender's home local justice area.
That area must be the local justice area in which the offender resides or will reside.
Section 296: Order to specify offender's home local justice area
Sentencing Act 2020 · 2020 c. 17View on legislation.gov.uk
Part 10: Custodial sentences — CHAPTER 5: Suspended sentences
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