Part 3Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders

CHAPTER 1Sentencing

General

63Duty to consider compensation order

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In section 130 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (compensation orders against convicted persons), after subsection (2) insert—

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A court must consider making a compensation order in any case where this section empowers it to do so.

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In section 175 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (service compensation orders), after subsection (7) insert—

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The court must consider making a service compensation order in any case where it has power to do so.

C164Duty to give reasons for and to explain effect of sentence

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In the Armed Forces Act 2006—

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in section 252 (duty to give reasons and explain sentence), omit subsection (2);

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in section 253 (duties in complying with section 252), omit subsections (1)(a), (c) and (d) and (2)(b) and (d) to (h).

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In consequence of the amendments made by this section omit—

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paragraph 9(6) of Schedule 1 to the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006;

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paragraph 80 of Schedule 4 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008;

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paragraph 24 of Schedule 25 to that Act;

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paragraph 84 of Schedule 21 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.

I1C265Sentencing where there is aggravation related to transgender identity

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Section 241 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (increase in sentence for aggravation related to disability or sexual orientation) is amended as follows.

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In the heading, for “or sexual orientation” substitute “ , sexual orientation or transgender identity ”.

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In subsection (2)(a)—

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after sub-paragraph (i) omit “or”;

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at the end insert—

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the victim being (or being presumed to be) transgender, or

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In subsection (2)(b)—

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after sub-paragraph (i) omit “or”;

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at the end insert

, or

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by hostility towards persons who are transgender.

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After subsection (5) insert—

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In this section references to being transgender include references to being transsexual, or undergoing, proposing to undergo or having undergone a process or part of a process of gender reassignment.