A district judge had failed to appreciate when deciding to retain jurisdiction to prosecute a young offender in the youth court for child sex offences that an amendment to the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 s.3B introduced by the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 s.53 was not in force when he made his decision.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE CHILD SEX OFFENCES COMMITTAL FOR TRIAL CRIME AND DISORDER ACT 1998 s.51A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND COURTS ACT 2015 s.53 CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE JURISDICTION MODE OF TRIAL POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000 s.91(1) RAPE OF CHILD UNDER 13 RELIANCE ON AMENDMENT TO COMMITTAL FOR SENTENCE PROCEDURE NOT YET IN FORCE RETENTION OF JURISDICTION IN ERROR s.31 s.3B s.3B(1) s.3C s.51A(3) s.5A(1) s.6 s.91 s.91(3) YOUNG OFFENDERS YOUTH COURTS
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