PART 2 E+W Knife crime prevention orders

Knife crime prevention orders made on conviction E+W

20 Requirement to consult on application for order under section 19 E+W

(1) This section applies if the prosecution proposes to apply for a knife crime prevention order under section 19 in respect of a defendant who—

(a) is under the age of 18, and

(b) will be under that age when the application is made.

(2) Before making the application, the prosecution must consult the youth offending team established under section 39 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in whose area it appears to the prosecution that the defendant lives.

(3) If it appears to the prosecution that the defendant lives in the area of two or more youth offending teams, the obligation in subsection (2) is to consult such of those teams as the prosecution thinks appropriate.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 20 in force at 5.7.2021 in relation to the metropolitan police district for the specified period by S.I. 2021/762, regs. 1(2), 2(1)