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Section 56: Other duties of court to give reasons where certain orders not made

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

Part 3: Procedure — CHAPTER 5: Duties to explain or give reasons

For other duties of the court dealing with an offender for an offence to give reasons, in certain circumstances, for a decision not to make an order, see—

Nothing in this section is to be taken to affect—

any power to make an order mentioned in the table in subsection (1), or
any requirement to give reasons for a decision not to exercise any power to make an order not mentioned in the table.

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