A youth court’s decision to decline jurisdiction and commit youths charged with an offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 s.13 to the Crown Court for trial was manifestly wrong as there was no real prospect of the imposition of a custodial sentence of over two years in length.
CHILD SEX OFFENCES COMMITTAL FOR TRIAL COMMITTALS CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE MAGISTRATES’ COURTS ACT 1980 s.24 MODE OF TRIAL PROSPECT OF CUSTODIAL SENTENCE PROSPECT OF CUSTODIAL SENTENCE~CHILD SEX OFFENCES s.3 Sch.6 para.43 SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.13 YOUNG OFFENDERS
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