Criminal Justice Act 2003

221Provision of attendance centresE+W
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(1)The Secretary of State may continue to provide attendance centres.

(2)In this Part “attendance centre” means a place at which offenders F1... may be required to attend and be given under supervision appropriate occupation or instruction in pursuance of—

(a)attendance centre requirements of relevant orders, or

[F2(aa)attendance centre requirements of youth rehabilitation orders, within [F3the meaning given by section 173 of the Sentencing Code],]

(b)attendance centre orders under section 60 of [F4the PCC(S)A 2000],

[F5(c)default orders under section 300 of this Act, or

(d)youth default orders under section 39 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.]

(3)For the purpose of providing attendance centres, the Secretary of State may make arrangements with any local authority or [F6local policing body] for the use of premises of [F7that authority or body].

[F8(4)In this section “relevant order” means—

(a)an order under section 177(1) (community order) or 189(1) (suspended sentence order);

(b)a relevant order within the meaning given by section 397 of the Sentencing Code, made in respect of an offence of which the offender was convicted before the day on which paragraph 5 of Schedule 13 to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 came into force.]

Textual Amendments

F3Words in s. 221(2)(aa) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 217(a) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

F4Words in s. 221(2)(b) substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 217(b) (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

Commencement Information

I1S. 221 wholly in force at 4.4.2005; s. 221 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); s. 221 in force for certain purposes at 26.1.2004 by S.I. 2003/3282, art. 2, Sch.; s. 221 in force in so far as not already in force at 4.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 17 (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)