Schedule 1 makes amendments consequential on the new provision for the presumption to suspend short custodial sentences of 12 months or less.
	Paragraphs 1 and 2 amend references to the power to suspend a custodial sentence in the Firearms Act 1968 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 so that they explicitly include reference to new sections 264A and 277A of the Sentencing Code, which set out the presumption to suspend short custodial sentences of 12 months or less.
	Paragraph 3 amends the Armed Forces Act 2006 to provide that the presumption to suspend short custodial sentences applies similarly in the service justice system. The presumption applies only to sentences of imprisonment, which are served in the civilian prison system. It does not apply to sentences of service detention.
	Paragraph 4 inserts a new paragraph 54A into Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Code which contains amendments to be made to the Sentencing Code. This is so that, in the event that the decision is taken to commence relevant aspects of Schedule 22 to abolish ‘young offender institutions’, section 277A will apply to all offenders aged 18 or over.
Part 1: Sentencing Schedule 1: Presumption of suspended sentence order: consequential provision