Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Akhtar: QBD 23 Feb 2001

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