A justices’ clerk has the power to enquire into the circumstances preceding and surrounding, the request for the issue of a summons, but has no duty to make such enquiries. Previous similar charges dismissed by the same court.
Citations:
Gazette 10-Feb-1999, Times 28-Jan-1999, [1999] EWHC Admin 24
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Magistrates
Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.139288