The obligation on a court when sentencing a young offender to take account of the period of time spent in custody, did not amount to an obligation to reduce a sentence to take account of such time. There was no one-to-one equation, and a time in custody of one day might well not affect the sentence passed.
Citations:
Gazette 31-May-2000
Statutes:
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 73
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85326
