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Section 53: Offender aged under 16: duties to give reasons where order not made in respect of parent or guardian

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

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

Where an offender aged under 16 is convicted of an offence, for the duty of the court to make a statement in certain circumstances—

if it does not make a parenting order under section 366 in respect of a parent or guardian of the offender, see subsection (3)(b) of that section;
if it—
makes a criminal behaviour order in respect of the offender, and
does not make a parenting order under section 8(1)(b) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in respect of a parent or guardian of the offender,

see section 9(1B) of that Act;

if it does not make an order under section 376 (binding over of parent or guardian), see subsection (4)(b) of that section.

Section 404 (certain references to parent or guardian to be read as references to local authority) does not apply to this section.

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