Kenneth Clarke suffers setback over sentencing rules for magistrates – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2011 in magistrates, news, sentencing by sally

“Magistrates’ powers to sentence offenders to up to 12 months in prison are to be retained following a climbdown by the Ministry of Justice in the wake of the summer riots.”

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The Guardian, 7th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk