United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 114732
Magistrates: Sentencing
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31 January 2022
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3 February 2022 · Answer
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3 February 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to stipulate that in cases where a bench may sentence a defendant to a sentence of over six months that there must be three magistrates sitting.
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31 January 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to stipulate that in cases where a bench may sentence a defendant to a sentence of over six months that there must be three magistrates sitting.
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3 February 2022
Answer
Magistrates are fully trusted to make sound legal decisions, supported by legal advisors. We are working with the Sentencing Council to update sentencing guidelines, and magistrates will receive training before their sentencing powers are extended. These ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-31/114732
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1418127
- uk · wq-1418127 · source updated 3 February 2022