### sec.157 Outstanding charge may be taken into account on sentence A court sentencing a child for an offence may take into account an outstanding charge against the child in the same way an outstanding charge may be taken into account when an adult is sentenced. The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 189 applies for the purpose of subsection (1) . s 157 prev s 157 om 2002 No. 39 s 78 pres s 157 amd 1992 No. 48 s 207 sch (sec.157-ssec.1) A court sentencing a child for an offence may take into account an outstanding charge against the child in the same way an outstanding charge may be taken into account when an adult is sentenced. (sec.157-ssec.2) The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 189 applies for the purpose of subsection (1) .

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