Moved by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
91: Clause 141, page 132, line 20, at end insert—
“(8A) The court may adjourn any proceedings on an application for a serious violence reduction order even after sentencing the offender.
(8B) If the offender does not appear for any adjourned proceedings the court may—
(a) further adjourn the proceedings,
(b) issue a warrant for the offender’s arrest, or
(c) hear the proceedings in the offender’s absence.
(8C) The court may not act under subsection (8B)(b) unless it is satisfied that the offender has had adequate notice of the time and place of the adjourned proceedings.
(8D) The court may not act under subsection (8B)(c) unless it is satisfied that the offender—
(a) has had adequate notice of the time and place of the adjourned proceedings, and
(b) has been informed that if the offender does not appear for those proceedings the court may hear the proceedings in the offender’s absence.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment makes it explicit that, if an application for a serious violence reduction order is made, the court may adjourn proceedings on the application after sentencing the offender.