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Title and introductory text
2024 No. 137
Criminal Law, England And Wales
The Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2024
Made
8th February 2024
Coming into force
29th February 2024
The Lord Chancellor makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 19(1) of Schedule 23 to the Sentencing Act 2020 (“the Act”).
The Lord Chancellor has consulted the Sentencing Council for England and Wales in accordance with paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 23 to the Act.
In accordance with section 407(7) of, and paragraph 19(4) of Schedule 23 to, the Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations come into force 21 days after the day on which they are made.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
(4) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Sentencing Act 2020.
Propose a change2 Amendment of Schedule 21 to the Sentencing Act 2020
Schedule 21 to the Act (determination of minimum term in relation to mandatory life sentence for murder etc) is amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.
Propose a change3 Amendment of Schedule 21 to the Sentencing Act 2020
In paragraph 9—
(a) after sub-paragraph (b), insert—
(ba) where the offence was committed on or after the day on which the Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2024 came into force, the fact that the offender had repeatedly or continuously engaged in behaviour towards the victim that was controlling or coercive and, at the time of the behaviour, the offender and the victim were personally connected within the meaning of section 76(6) to (7) of the Serious Crime Act 2015,
;
(b) in sub-paragraph (f), omit “and”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (f), insert—
(fa) where the offence was committed on or after the day on which the Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2024 came into force, the use of sustained and excessive violence towards the victim, and
.
Propose a change4 Amendment of Schedule 21 to the Sentencing Act 2020
In paragraph 10, after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
(ca) where the offence was committed on or after the day on which the Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2024 came into force, the fact that the victim had repeatedly or continuously engaged in behaviour towards the offender that was controlling or coercive and, at the time of the behaviour, the victim and the offender were personally connected within the meaning of section 76(6) to (7) of the Serious Crime Act 2015,
.
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