Criticism over increase of magistrates' sentencing powers | East Anglian Daily Times
The sentencing powers of magistrates has been doubled in a bid to tackle the backlog in the courts but the move has been criticised by lawyers.
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The sentencing powers of magistrates has been doubled in a bid to tackle the backlog in the courts but the move has been criticised by lawyers.
The sentencing powers of magistrates has been doubled in a bid to tackle the backlog in the courts but the move has been criticised by lawyers.
Criminals appearing before magistrates in Norfolk face faster justice and stiffer sentencing from this week.
But the move has been branded ‘counter-productive’ by lawyers.
But the move has been branded ‘counter-productive’ by lawyers.