Magistrates' Courts: Prison Sentences

(asked on 16th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to commence section 154 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.


Answered by
Chris Philp Portrait
Chris Philp
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 22nd March 2021

The government has no current plans to increase magistrates’ custodial sentencing powers, but keeps this under review.

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