Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) E+W

8 E+W The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.

9 E+W In section 142 (purposes of sentencing: offenders aged 18 and over), in subsection (2)(c)—

(a) after “weapon)” insert “ , under section 224A of this Act (life sentence for second listed offence for certain dangerous offenders) ”, and

(b) for “(dangerous offenders)” substitute “ (imprisonment or detention for life for certain dangerous offenders) ”.

10 E+W In section 150 (community sentence not available where sentence fixed by law etc), at the end of paragraph (ca) (but before the “or”) insert—

“(cb) falls to be imposed under section 224A of this Act (life sentence for second listed offence for certain dangerous offenders),”.

11 E+W In section 152 (general restrictions on imposing discretionary custodial sentence), in subsection (1)(b), before “225(2)” insert “ 224A, ”.

12 E+W In section 153 (length of discretionary custodial sentences: general provision), in subsection (1), before “225” insert “ 224A, ”.

13 E+W In section 156 (pre-sentence reports and other requirements), after subsection (8) insert—

“(9) References in subsections (1) and (3) to a court forming the opinions mentioned in sections 152(2) and 153(2) include a court forming those opinions for the purposes of section 224A(3).”

14 E+W In section 163 (general power of Crown Court to fine offender convicted on indictment) before “225(2)” insert “ 224A, ”.

15 E+W Before section 224 insert— “ Interpretation ”.

16 E+W In section 224 (meaning of “specified offence” etc), in subsection (2)(b), for “225” substitute “ 224A ”.

17 E+W After section 224 (and before section 224A) insert— “ Life sentences ”.

18 E+W After section 226 insert— “ Extended sentences ”.

19 E+W Before section 231 insert— “ Supplementary ”.

20 (1) Section 231 (appeals where convictions set aside) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) Before subsection (1) insert—

“(A1) Subsection (2) applies where—

(a) a sentence has been imposed on a person under section 224A,

(b) a previous conviction of that person has been subsequently set aside on appeal, and

(c) without that conviction, the previous offence condition in section 224A(4) would not have been met.”

(3) In subsection (1), for “This section” substitute “ Subsection (2) also ”.

(4) After subsection (2) insert—

“(3) Subsection (4) applies where—

(a) a sentence has been imposed on a person under section 224A,

(b) a previous sentence imposed on that person has been subsequently modified on appeal, and

(c) taking account of that modification, the previous offence condition in section 224A(4) would not have been met.

(4) Notwithstanding anything in section 18 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968, notice of appeal against the sentence mentioned in subsection (3)(a) may be given at any time within 28 days from the date on which the previous sentence was modified.”

21 E+W After section 232 insert—

“232A Certificates of conviction

Where—

(a) on any date after the commencement of Schedule 15B a person is convicted in England and Wales of an offence listed in that Schedule, and

(b) the court by or before which the person is so convicted states in open court that the person has been convicted of such an offence on that date, and

(c) that court subsequently certifies that fact,

that certificate is evidence, for the purposes of section 224A, that the person was convicted of such an offence on that date.”

22 E+W In section 305(4) (interpretation of Part 12), after paragraph (ba) insert—

“(bb) a sentence falls to be imposed under section 224A if the court is obliged by that section to pass a sentence of imprisonment for life,”.