Section 13 Sentencing Act 2026

Section 13 of the Sentencing Act 2026 is about Rehabilitation activity requirement renamed probation requirement. It provides as follows:

(1)The Sentencing Code is amended as follows.

(2)In section 201 (community order requirements table), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”.

(3)In section 287 (suspended sentence order: community requirements table), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”.

(4)In section 394 (rules relating to community orders and suspended sentence orders etc), in subsection (1)(e)(i), for “rehabilitation activity requirements” substitute “probation requirements”.

(5)In Schedule 9 (community orders and suspended sentence orders: requirements)—

(a)in the heading to Part 2, for “Rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “Probation requirement”;

(b)in paragraph 4(1), for ““rehabilitation activity requirement”” substitute ““probation requirement””;

(c)in paragraph 5(1), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”.

(6)In Schedule 11 (transfer of community orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland)—

(a)in paragraph 5(2)(b), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”;

(b)in paragraph 12(2)(b), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”.

(7)In Schedule 17 (transfer of suspended sentence orders to Scotland or Northern Ireland)—

(a)in paragraph 9(2)(b), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”;

(b)in paragraph 32(5)(b), for “rehabilitation activity requirement” substitute “probation requirement”.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk
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