Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17)

SECOND GROUP OF PARTS U.K. Provisions applying to sentencing courts generally

PART 2 E+W Powers exercisable before passing sentence

CHAPTER 3 E+W Remission to youth court or other magistrates' court for sentence

26 Remission by Crown Court to youth court [F1 or other magistrates’ court]: custody or bail, and appeals E+W

(1) This section applies where the Crown Court remits an offender to a youth court under section 25 [F2 or a magistrates’ court under section 25A].

(2) The Crown Court may, subject to section 25 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (restrictions on granting bail), give such directions as appear to be necessary—

(a) with respect to the custody of the offender, or

(b) for the offender's release on bail,

until the offender can appear or be brought before the youth court [F3 or magistrates’ court].

(3) The offender—

(a) has no right of appeal against the order of remission, but

(b) has the same right of appeal against an order of the youth court [F4 or magistrates’ court] as if convicted by that court.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 26 heading inserted (28.4.2022) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(a)

F2 Words in s. 26(1) inserted (28.4.2022) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(b)

F3 Words in s. 26(2) inserted (28.4.2022) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(c)

F4 Words in s. 26(3)(b) inserted (28.4.2022) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(d)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 26 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2