United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 122648
Magistrates: Sentencing
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10 February 2022
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21 February 2022 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2022 to Question 114731 on Magistrates: Sentencing, for what reasons his Department do not anticipate that extending magistrates' sentencing powers will have an effect on pre-
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10 February 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2022 to Question 114731 on Magistrates: Sentencing, for what reasons his Department do not anticipate that extending magistrates' sentencing powers will have an effect on pre-
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21 February 2022
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In order to fully maximise court recovery, we are extending magistrates’ court sentencing powers from 6 to 12 months for a single Triable Either Way offence by commencing existing provisions in the Sentencing Act 2020 and Criminal Justice Act 2003. This e...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-02-10/122648
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1422014
- uk · wq-1422014 · source updated 21 February 2022