376 Binding over of parent or guardian
Sentencing Act 2020 (2020 c 17) | Legislation

Chapter 5
Binding Over

376  Binding over of parent or guardian

(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     a person aged under 18 is convicted of an offence, and

(b)     a court is sentencing the offender for the offence.

(2)     The court has the following powers—

(a)     the court may, with the consent of the offender's parent or guardian, order the parent or guardian to enter into a recognizance to take proper care of the offender and exercise proper control over the offender, and

(b)     if—

(i)     the parent or guardian refuses consent, and

(ii)     the court considers the refusal unreasonable,

the court may order the

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