Sentencing Act 2020

13(1)A court may not include a programme requirement in a youth rehabilitation order unless—E+W

(a)the programme which the court proposes to specify has been recommended to the court by—

(i)a member of a youth offending team, or

(ii)an officer of a provider of probation services,

as being suitable for the offender, and

(b)the court is satisfied that the programme is available at the place or places it proposes to specify.

For this purpose, “programme” has the same meaning as in paragraph 12.

(2)A court may not include a programme requirement in a youth rehabilitation order if compliance with the requirement would require the co-operation of a person other than the offender and the offender's responsible officer, unless that other person consents to its inclusion.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 6 para. 13 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2