Part 7: Sentencing and release Chapter 1: Custodial sentences Section 150: Increases in maximum daily curfew hours and curfew requirement period
Section 150 makes amendments to the Code and the CJA 2003 in respect of the maximum daily curfew hours and the maximum curfew requirement period which can be imposed as part of a curfew requirement under a community order or suspended sentence order.
	Subsection (1) introduces amendments made to paragraph 9 of Schedule 9 to the Code by subsections (2) to (5). This relates to the curfew requirements for a community order and suspended sentence order.
	Subsection (2) amends sub-paragraph (4) on the maximum daily curfew hours that can apply in any one day and also provides that the maximum number of curfew hours that may be imposed for a seven-day period. It replaces the "16 hours" maximum with a new measure known as "the relevant number of hours", which is defined in new sub-paragraph (4A) (see subsection (3)) and also provides that the maximum number of curfew hours that may be imposed for a seven-day period is 112 hours.
	Subsection (3) inserts new sub-paragraphs (4A). Sub-paragraph (4A) defines the meaning of "the relevant number of hours". This provides that the maximum daily curfew which can be imposed as part of a community order or suspended sentence order on someone convicted of an offence before these provisions came into force is 16 hours. For someone convicted of an offence on or after these provisions came into force, the maximum daily curfew is 20 hours (subject to the weekly limit set out in new sub-paragraph (4)(c)).
	Subsection (4) amends sub-paragraph (5) on the maximum curfew requirement period that can apply. It replaces the "12 months" maximum with a new measure known as "the relevant period", which is defined in new sub-paragraph (6) (see subsection (5)).
	Subsection (5) inserts a new sub-paragraph (6) and defines the meaning of "the relevant period". This provides that the maximum curfew requirement period which can be imposed as part of a community order or suspended sentence order on someone convicted of an offence before these provisions came into force is 12 months, and for someone convicted of an offence on or after these provisions came into force is two years.
	Subsection (6) amends paragraph 13 of Schedule 23 to the Code. Paragraph 13 gives the Secretary of State the power to amend limits for certain community requirements by regulations, such as the curfew requirements.
	Subsection (6) updates sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(a) of paragraph 13 so that the Secretary of State’s power to amend limits on the curfew requirements are updated to account for the changes made to paragraph 9 of Schedule 9 to the Code.
	Subsection (7) introduces consequential amendments made to the CJA 2003 by subsections (8) and (9), concerning supervision default orders and default orders.
	Subsection (8) amends Schedule 19A to the CJA 2003 which relates to supervision default orders. Subsection (8) updates the curfew provisions relating to supervision default orders to account for the changes made to paragraph 9 of Schedule 9 to the Code.
	Subsection (9) amends Schedule 31 to the CJA 2003 which relates to default orders. Subsection (9) updates the curfew provisions relating to default orders to account for the changes made to paragraph 9 of Schedule 9 to the Code.