For many years arguments have been made to remove custodial powers from magistrates and on t`other hand to increase those custodial sentencing powers from six to twelve months. Last year the hangers and floggers got their way and twelve months custody for either way offences became the maximum. Seems that is to end and those hangers and floggers will have to rein in their galloping punishment horses and reapply a six month canter. The complete Amendment can be accessed here. Section 25 is copied below. No doubt this topic will re appear.
Amendment of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
25.—(1) The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012(24) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 143(6) for the words from ““12 months” to “6 months” substitute ““the general limit in a magistrates’ court” is to be read as “6 months”.
25.—(1) The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012(24) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 143(6) for the words from ““12 months” to “6 months” substitute ““the general limit in a magistrates’ court” is to be read as “6 months”.
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