It can be expected that a court will activate a suspended sentence when a further offence has been committed or one or more conditions have been breached. This means they will be sent to prison to serve the rest of their sentence, and sometimes an additional amount of time, behind bars. If someone serving a suspended sentence breaks any of the conditions set by the court or commits another offence, their sentence may be activated. Typical conditions for a suspended sentence include staying away from a certain place or person, completing unpaid work in the community, undertaking treatment for alcohol or drug abuse and being subject to a curfew until the sentence is finished.
When a court suspends an offender’s sentence, it sets conditions which they must follow to avoid being sent to prison. Instead, they are allowed to remain in the community as long as they follow certain rules set by the court. When someone is given a suspended sentence, they do not go to prison. In the UK, a custodial sentence can be suspended when it is between 14 days and two years long, and the court can suspend a sentence for up to two years.
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