The defendant committed an offence whilst released on licence. She was sentenced by the magistrates for the offence and ordered to be recalled to serve a month for the offence committed whilst on licence. The Secretary received a probation report and revoke her licence entirely.
Held: The fact that the magistrates had carried out a sentencing procedure did not prevent the Secretary of State carrying out a different exercise. He was not subject to the same requirement to act proportionately to the offence on licence.
Citations:
Times 23-Feb-2001
Statutes:
Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 116, Criminal Justice Act 1991 39
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.88630