United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 18480
Shoplifting
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21 February 2020
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2 March 2020 · Answer
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2 March 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of section 22A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.
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21 February 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of section 22A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.
Source: Commons
2 March 2020
Answer
Section 176 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 inserted Section 22A into the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980. Under this provision, shoplifting of goods worth £200 or less is treated as a summary only offence, unless the defendant elect...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-21/18480
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1179318
- uk · wq-1179318 · source updated 2 March 2020