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Magistrates' powers are restricted to a maximum custodial sentence of six months for one offence or 12 months for two triable either-way offences (i.e. those offences that can be heard at either the magistrates' court or the Crown Court). The maximum fine the magistrates' court can impose is £5,000.
The maximum sentencing powers of magistrates' courts are 12 months imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. Some driving offences are punished by endorsement (licence points) and/or disqualification from driving for a period of time.
For offences committed after 16 June 2022, the amount of the surcharge, depending on the penalty awarded, is: [1] Conditional discharge £26 Fine 40% of the fine value (£2,000 maximum) Community sentence £114 Custodial sentence of 6 months and below £154 Custodial sentence, 6 months to 2 years £187 Custodial sentence over 2 years £228 ...
The "statutory maximum", which is the maximum fine which can be imposed by a summary court for a triable either way statutory offence, is similarly defined by the Interpretation Act 1978 so as to correspond to the "prescribed sum" (in effect to the maximum (level 5) fine on the standard scale, except in Scotland).
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 amended the Sentencing Code to allow a court to issue whole life orders to defendants aged over 18 but under 21 at the time of their offence, but only if the court considers that the seriousness of the offence, or combination of offences, is exceptionally high even by the standard of offences ...
There is a Sentencing Council. This power is now created by section 163 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. It was formerly created by each of the following provisions in turn: The Criminal Justice Act 1948, section 13. Only applied to felony. The Criminal Law Act 1967, section 7(3). Only applied where no enactment specified a maximum fine.
The maximum penalty is 14 years' imprisonment. In 1985 Murray Farquhar , the former Chief Stipendiary Magistrate of New South Wales , was convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice to have charges against Kevin Humphreys dismissed and sentenced to a maximum of four years in prison. [ 10 ]
Judges could also give life sentences for drivers who kill behind the wheel. The maximum sentence for criminal damage to a memorial was increased from 3 months to 10 years. [25] The act expands police powers allowing officers widespread access to private education and health care records, and suspicionless stop and search. [26]