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Sentencing Act 2020

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10Conviction of offence during period of deferment

(1)This section applies where a court has made a deferment order in respect of an offence.

Power of court which made deferment order

(2)The court which made the order (“the original court”) may deal with the offender for the offence in respect of which the deferment order was made before the end of the period of deferment if during that period the offender is convicted in Great Britain of any offence.

For the powers of the original court in dealing with the offender under this subsection, see section 11.

(3)Where the original court proposes to deal with the offender by virtue of subsection (2) before the end of the period of deferment, it may issue—

(a)a summons requiring the offender to appear before the court at the time and place specified in the summons, or

(b)a warrant for the arrest of the offender, requiring the offender to be brought before the court at the time and place specified in the warrant.

Power of court which sentences offender for later offence

(4)Subsection (5) applies where during the period of deferment the offender is convicted in England and Wales of any offence (“the later offence”).

This is subject to subsection (6).

(5)The court which passes sentence on the offender for the later offence may also deal with the offender for the offence or offences in respect of which the deferment order was made (if this has not already been done).

For the powers of the court in dealing with the offender under this subsection, see section 11.

(6)Subsection (5) does not apply where—

(a)the deferment order was made by the Crown Court, and

(b)the court which passes sentence on the offender for the later offence is a magistrates’ court.

(7)Subsection (5)

(a)is without prejudice to subsection (2), and

(b)applies whether or not the offender is sentenced for the later offence during the period of deferment.

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