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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 8 applied (with modifications) (31.10.2009) by The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2041), art. 1, rule 128(2)
(1)Where—
(a)a person aged under 18 is convicted by the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court of an offence which is punishable with imprisonment in the case of a person aged 18 or over, and
(b)the court is of the opinion mentioned in section 260(2) or the case falls within section 260(3),
the sentence that the court is to pass is (subject to subsections (2) and (3)) an order that the person shall be subject, for the term specified in the order, to a period of detention and training followed by a period of supervision.
(2)In the case of an offender aged under 15 at the time of the conviction, the court may not make an order under this section unless it is of the opinion that he is a persistent offender.
(3)In the case of an offender aged under 12 at the time of the conviction, the court may not make an order under this section unless—
(a)it is of the opinion mentioned in subsection (2);
(b)it is of the opinion that only a custodial sentence would be adequate to protect the public from further offending by him; and
(c)the offence was committed on or after such date as may be appointed under section 100(2)(b)(ii) of the Sentencing Act (appointed day for purposes of orders under that Act).
(4)Subsection (1) is also subject to sections 209, 218, [F1218A,] 221, [F2221A] and 227 (other custodial sentences that may or must be imposed in particular cases).
Textual Amendments
F1Word in s. 211(4) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 22 para. 25(a); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(t)
F2Word in s. 211(4) substituted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 22 para. 25(b); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(t)
Commencement Information
I1S. 211 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
I2S. 211 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
(1)The term of an order made under section 211 in respect of an offence—
(a)shall be 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18 or 24 months; and
(b)may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment with which the offence is punishable in the case of a person aged 18 or over.
(2)Where—
(a)the offence is an offence under section 42 (criminal conduct),
(b)the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is under that law a summary offence, and
(c)the maximum term of imprisonment with which that offence is punishable in the case of a person aged 18 or over is 51 weeks,
the term of the order may not exceed 6 months.
Commencement Information
I3S. 212 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
I4S. 212(1) in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
(1)In the following provisions of the Sentencing Act references to a detention and training order include an order under section 211 of this Act—
section 101(3) to (10) and (13) (power to impose consecutive terms, duty of court to take account of remands, etc);
sections 102 to 105, 106A and 107 (period of detention and training, period of supervision, breach of supervision requirements, etc).
(2)In sections 101(3) to (10) and (13) [F3, 104B(1)] [F4, 106(6)] and 106A of the Sentencing Act “court” includes a relevant service court (within the meaning given by section 196(2)).
(3)In section 101(8) and (9) of the Sentencing Act in their application to an order under section 211 of this Act, any reference to an offender's being “remanded in custody” is a reference to his being kept in service custody; and section 101(11) and (12) of that Act do not apply in relation to such an order.
[F5(4)Subsection (5) applies where an order under section 104(3) (further period of detention or supervision) of the Sentencing Act is made against an offender for breach of supervision requirements—
(a)during a period of supervision under an order under section 211 of this Act,
(b)during a further period of supervision imposed for breach of supervision requirements during a period within paragraph (a), or
(c)during one of a series of further periods of supervision—
(i)each of which apart from the first was imposed for breach of supervision requirements during the previous further period of supervision, and
(ii)the first of which was imposed for breach of supervision requirements during a period within paragraph (a).
(5)In the application of sections 104A and 104B of the Sentencing Act in relation to the offender, references to section 105 of that Act include section 214 of this Act.
(6)In subsection (4)—
“further period of supervision” means a period of supervision imposed under section 104(3)(aa) of the Sentencing Act;
“supervision requirements” means requirements under section 103(6)(b) of that Act.
(7)In section 104B of the Sentencing Act, references to a custodial sentence within the meaning of that Act include a custodial sentence within the meaning of this Act.]
Textual Amendments
F3Word in s. 213(2) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 80(9)(a), 151(1) (with s. 80(10)(11)); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a)
F4Word in s. 213(2) inserted (2.4.2012) by Armed Forces Act 2011 (c. 18), s. 32(3), Sch. 3 para. 18(b); S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(d)
F5S. 213(4)-(7) inserted (3.12.2012) by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), ss. 80(9)(b), 151(1) (with s. 80(10)(11)); S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(a)
Commencement Information
I5S. 213 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
I6S. 213 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
(1)This section applies to a person in respect of whom an order under section 211 has been made if—
(a)after his release and before the date on which the term of the order ends, he commits an offence within subsection (2) (“the new offence”); and
(b)whether before or after that date, he is convicted of the new offence.
(2)An offence is within this subsection if it is—
(a)a service offence which is punishable with imprisonment; or
(b)[F6an offence under the law of any part of the British Islands] which is so punishable.
(3)A court having power to do so under subsection (4) or (5) may order the person to be detained in such [F7youth detention accommodation] as the Secretary of State may determine for the whole or any part of the period which—
(a)begins with the date of the court's order; and
(b)is equal in length to the period between the date on which the new offence was committed and the date mentioned in subsection (1).
(4)Where the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court convicts the person of the new offence, the court may on the conviction make an order under subsection (3).
(5)Where the offender is convicted of the new offence otherwise than by the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court, the Court Martial may make an order under subsection (3) if the offender appears or is brought before it following the issue of a summons or warrant under subsection (7).
(6)Where an order under subsection (3) is made on the conviction of the new offence, the order must be in addition to the sentence for the new offence, and the period for which the person is ordered under subsection (3) to be detained—
(a)shall, as the court may direct, either be served before and be followed by, or be served concurrently with, any sentence imposed for the new offence; and
(b)in either case, shall be disregarded in determining the appropriate length of that sentence.
(7)If it appears to the Court Martial—
(a)that this section applies to a person,
(b)that his conviction of the new offence was not by the Court Martial or the Service Civilian Court, and
(c)that no order under subsection (3) or under section 105 of the Sentencing Act has been made in respect of the new offence,
the Court Martial may issue a summons requiring the person to appear at the time and place specified in it, or a warrant for his arrest.
(8)A person detained in pursuance of an order under subsection (3) shall be deemed to be in legal custody.
Textual Amendments
F6Words in s. 214(2)(b) substituted (2.4.2012) by Armed Forces Act 2011 (c. 18), s. 32(3), Sch. 3 para. 19; S.I. 2012/669, art. 4(d)
F7Words in s. 214(3) substituted (1.11.2007) by Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21), s. 41(1), Sch. 3 para. 17(2); S.I. 2007/3001, art. 2(1)(r)
Commencement Information
I7S. 214 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
I8S. 214 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
(1)Section 101(13) of the Sentencing Act (treatment of concurrent and consecutive terms) applies for the purposes of the reference in section 214(1)(a) of this Act to the term of an order.
(2)Where the new offence (within the meaning of section 214) is found to have been committed over a period of two or more days, or at some time during a period of two or more days, it shall be taken for the purposes of that section to have been committed on the last of those days.
(3)In section 214 [F8“youth detention accommodation”] has the meaning given by section 107 of the Sentencing Act.
Textual Amendments
F8Words in s. 215(3) substituted (1.11.2007) by Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21), s. 41(1), Sch. 3 para. 17(3); S.I. 2007/3001, art. 2(1)(r)
Commencement Information
I9S. 215 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
I10S. 215 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
(1)This section applies where an order under section 214 (“the relevant order”) is made.
(2)For the purposes of sections 285 to 287 (appeals from Service Civilian Court) or, as the case may be, the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968 (c. 20)—
(a)the relevant order is to be treated as a sentence passed on the offender, by the court that made the relevant order, for the offence for which the order under section 211 was made; and
(b)if the offender was not convicted of that offence by that court he is to be treated for the purpose of enabling him to appeal against the relevant order as if he had been so convicted.
(3)For the purposes of any appeal against the relevant order, references in section 16A of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968 to passing a sentence include making an order.
(4)On an appeal to the Court Martial Appeal Court against the relevant order, the court may (as an alternative to exercising its powers under section 16A(2) of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968) quash the order.
Commencement Information
I11S. 216 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
I12S. 216 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4