by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Nov 26, 2022 | Information
The Attorney General has the power to refer to the Court of Appeal sentences for certain offences which they believe to be unduly lenient. This is sometimes called the unduly lenient sentence scheme. The scheme was established in the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and came...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Nov 2, 2022 | Information
For decades academics, policy makers, practitioners and other experts have deliberated on how best to create safer communities by preventing offending by children. For the past 20 years or more, the body of evidence known as the ‘Child First’ approach has been proven...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Oct 24, 2022 | Information
Changes to pre-charge bail arrangements and the current system of “release under investigation” are expected to come into force in late October 2022 when schedule 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing And Courts Act 2022 is commenced. The current system An...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Oct 15, 2022 | Information
On 5th January 2022 at the Crown Court sitting at Bristol, four defendants were found not guilty of criminal damage even though they had readily admitted to removing a statue (of Edward Colston) from its plinth and tipping it into the harbour. Following the...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Oct 15, 2022 | Information
General deterrence raises some of the oldest questions in criminology. A general deterrent effect would occur where a disposal makes other potential offenders less likely to offend. General deterrence is said to depend on three main factors which have been explored in...
by Levy and Co Solicitors LLP | Oct 4, 2022 | Information
The Sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP sentence) was introduced under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to detain people in prison who posed a significant risk of causing harm to the public. Following criticism of the sentence and its operation, it was...
