The court clerk reads the charge and the offender reaffirms their earlier guilty plea to the community. The prosecutor reads out the "fact" of the crime. This is a narrative of the events that constitute the crime. This narrative has been agreed to before court as being accurate and a fair representation of what actually occurred. Each participant is then given an opportunity to speak about the offence. At the end of this, there may be a general discussion of the impact of the offence.