Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

PART 1 Amendments to the Sentencing Act 2020

1 The Sentencing Act 2020 is amended as follows.

2 In section 108(4), for “Part” substitute “Chapter”.

3 In the table in section 122(1) (standard scale of fines for summary offences)—

(a) in the heading of the second column, for “1 October 1992” substitute “1 May 1984”;

(b) between the second and third columns, insert—

“Offence committed on or after 1 May 1984 and before 1 October 1992
£50
£100
£400
£1,000
£2,000”

4 In section 166(7), for “paragraph” substitute “entry”.

5 In section 293(2)(d), for “(“a progress report”) substitute “(a “progress report”)”.

6 In section 414(6), in each of paragraphs (a) and (b), for “by the Armed Forces Act 2006” substitute “by or under the Armed Forces Act 2006”.

7 (1) Schedule 5 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 7(2)(b), after “before a youth court” insert “or, if the offender is aged 18 or over, a magistrates’ court other than a youth court.”

(3) In paragraph 9—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), after “a youth court” insert “or other magistrates’ court”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (6), for “youth court” substitute “magistrates’ court”.

8 In Schedule 16, in paragraph 11(4)(b), for first “by” substitute “be”.

9 In Schedule 21, in paragraph 4(1)—

(a) omit the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b);

(b) at the end of paragraph (c) insert “and”.

10 (1) Schedule 22 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 27—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(b), in the inserted paragraph (aa), after “Schedule 22” insert “to the Sentencing Act 2020”.

(b) in sub-paragraph (3), after “Schedule 22” insert “to the Sentencing Act 2020”.

(3) In paragraph 34, in the opening words, for “omit” substitute “in”.

(4) In paragraph 43—

(a) the words from “, in subsection (2)” to the end become sub-paragraph (a);

(b) after that sub-paragraph insert—

“(b) in subsection (3), at the beginning insert “If the offender was aged 21 or over when convicted,”.

11 In Schedule 24, omit paragraph 154(f).