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Section 9: Failure to comply with deferment requirement

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

Part 2: Powers exercisable before passing sentence — CHAPTER 1: Deferment of sentence

This section applies where—

a court has made a deferment order that imposes deferment requirements, and
a supervisor has reported to the court that the offender has failed to comply with one or more of the deferment requirements.

The court may issue—

a summons requiring the offender to appear before it at the time and place specified in the summons, or
a warrant for the offender's arrest which requires the offender to be brought before it at the time and place specified in the warrant.

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