The appellant had been convicted and sentenced at the age of 13 for serious sexual offences committed at the age of 11. It was said that the judge had not considered the effect if being required to comply with notification requirements under the 2003 Act, which, it was said had been found in contravention of a child’s Article 8 rights.
Held: The sentence was not wrong, and the appeal failed. The court said that the consequences in reporting terms was disproportionate.
Citations:
[2009] EWCA Crim 319, [2009] 2 Cr App Rep (S) 68, [2009] Crim LR 462
Links:
Statutes:
Sexual Offences Act 2003, European Convention on Human Rights 8
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing, Human Rights
Updated: 14 June 2022; Ref: scu.377737
