R (on the application of BW) (Claimant) v CAERNARFON YOUTH COURT (Defendant) & Crown Prosecution Service (Interested Party) (2013)
It had not been reasonably open to a district judge to exercise his power of committal to the Crown Court for sentence under the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 s.3C in respect of an 11-year-old boy who had pleaded guilty to child sex offences. Having accepted jurisdiction prior to the guilty pleas, further […]