Breach Courts
If an offender fails to comply with the conditions of their Community Sentence, he or she will be returned to court to be resentenced – a process known as breach.
Breaches are taken very seriously; to breach a court order is an offence in itself and the offender can receive a separate sentence for it. If a breach is serious enough the court can resentence the offender for their original offence, meaning they may end up in prison.
First contact with offenders after sentence
As soon as their community sentence begins, Court probation staff tell offenders what they can and cannot do while on the order. Breaking these rules amounts to a breach. Offenders must not:
- Miss appointments or sessions without valid reasons
- Attend under the influence of drink or drugs
- Re-Offend
- Be offensive, violent or uncooperative
If offenders do not comply with these rules, breach action will be taken.
