A court which intended to sentence the defendant to a period of detention and training, should make allowance for any relevant period spent by the defendant in custody awaiting trial. The period of reduction was not purely arithmetical. The court had given credit for the defendant’s guilty plea under the 1998 act rather than under the Children and Young Persons Act of 1933.
Citations:
Times 20-Dec-2000
Statutes:
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 74, Children and Young Persons Act 1933
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.86515
