Section 342C: Serious violence reduction orders: additional requirements etc

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

Part 11: Behaviour orders — CHAPTER 1A: Serious violence reduction orders

A serious violence reduction order may impose on the offender any requirement or prohibition specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section if the condition in subsection (2) is met.

The condition in this subsection is that the court considers it appropriate for the order to impose the requirement or prohibition on the offender for the purpose of assisting constables to exercise the powers conferred by section 342E in respect of the offender.

Regulations under this section may be made only after the Secretary of State has laid a report before Parliament under section 166(3) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (report to be laid after piloting of serious violence reduction orders).

Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.

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