Citation, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Youth Rehabilitation Order With Intensive Supervision and Surveillance) Piloting Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

(3) In these Regulations—

(a) “ the Act” means the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022;

(b) “ electronic whereabouts monitoring requirement” has the same meaning as paragraph 45 of Schedule 6 to the Sentencing Act 2020.

Coming into force of Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 17 to the Act

2.  Other than paragraphs 4 and 6(4), Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 17 to the Act come into force on 3rd July 2023.

Areas in relation to which Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 17 to the Act are in force

3.  Subject to regulation 4, Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 17 come into force for courts sentencing children where the responsible officer for the order is a member of a Youth Offending Team for a borough, local authority, or unitary authority listed in the Schedule.

Period for which Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 17 to the Act are in force

4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 17 to the Act, in so far as they are brought into force by regulation 2, cease to have effect at the end of 3rd January 2025.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not affect the continued application after that date of an electronic whereabouts monitoring requirement imposed by a court before the date mentioned in that paragraph.

Regulation 3

Schedule Areas in which Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 17 are coming into force

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 17 to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 into force from 3rd July 2023 until the end of the 3rd January 2025 in the areas listed in the Schedule.

The parts of the Act being brought into force give courts the power to impose a higher number of days in connection with the activity requirement of a Youth Rehabilitation Order with Intensive Supervision and Surveillance (“YRO with ISS”). The parts also mandate the imposition of an Electronic Whereabouts Monitoring Requirement when sentencing a child to a YRO with ISS.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.