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1(1)In this Code “unpaid work requirement”, in relation to a relevant order, means a requirement that the offender must perform unpaid work in accordance with the instructions of the responsible officer as to—E+W
(a)the work to be performed, and
(b)the times, during a period of 12 months, at which the offender is to perform it.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1)(b) is subject to—
(a)paragraph 21 of Schedule 10 (community order: power to extend unpaid work requirement);
(b)paragraph 27 of Schedule 16 (suspended sentence order: extension of unpaid work requirement).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 9 paras. 1-20 modified by 2006 c. 52, s. 200(1)(c)(iv) (as substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 19 (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2)
C2Sch. 9 para. 1(1) applied (with modifications) by 2003 c. 44, Sch. 19A paras. 1-3 (as substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 248(2) (with Sch. 24 para. 447, Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 9 para. 1 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
2(1)The number of hours which a person may be required to work under an unpaid work requirement—E+W
(a)must be specified in the relevant order, and
(b)must, in aggregate, be—
(i)not less than 40, and
(ii)not more than 300.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i) is subject to paragraph 13(4) of Schedule 10 (breach of community order: power to impose unpaid work requirement).
(3)Sub-paragraph (4) applies where the court—
(a)makes relevant orders in respect of two or more offences of which the offender is convicted on the same occasion, and
(b)includes unpaid work requirements in each of them.
(4)The court may direct that the hours of work specified in any of those requirements is to be—
(a)concurrent with, or
(b)additional to,
those specified in any other of those orders.
But the total number of hours which are not concurrent must not exceed the maximum number (see sub-paragraph (1)(b)(ii)).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 9 paras. 1-20 modified by 2006 c. 52, s. 200(1)(c)(iv) (as substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 19 (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2)
C3Sch. 9 para. 2(1) applied (with modifications) by 2003 c. 44, Sch. 19A paras. 1-3 (as substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 248(2) (with Sch. 24 para. 447, Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2)
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 9 para. 2 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
3(1)A court may not include an unpaid work requirement in a relevant order unless it is satisfied—E+W
(a)that the offender is a suitable person to perform work under such a requirement, and
(b)that provision for the offender to work under such a requirement can be made under the arrangements for persons to perform work under such a requirement which exist in the offender's home local justice area.
(2)In making a decision under sub-paragraph (1)(a), the court must (if it thinks necessary) hear an officer of a provider of probation services.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 9 paras. 1-20 modified by 2006 c. 52, s. 200(1)(c)(iv) (as substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 25 para. 19 (with s. 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2)
C4Sch. 9 para. 3 applied (with modifications) by 2003 c. 44, Sch. 19A paras. 1-3 (as substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 248(2) (with Sch. 24 para. 447, Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2)
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 9 para. 3 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2
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