Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

18 (1) Section 144 (reduction in sentences for early guilty pleas) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “subsection (2) of section 110 or 111 of the Sentencing Act” substitute “ a provision mentioned in subsection (3) ”;

(b) for “that subsection” in each place substitute “ that provision ”.

(3) After that subsection insert—

“(3) The provisions referred to in subsection (2) are—

• section 1A(6)(a) of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953;

• section 110(2) of the Sentencing Act;

• section 111(2) of the Sentencing Act;

• section 139AA(8)(a) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

(4) In the case of an offence the sentence for which falls to be imposed under a provision mentioned in subsection (5), nothing in that provision prevents the court from imposing any sentence that it considers appropriate after taking into account any matter referred to in subsection (1) of this section.

(5) The provisions referred to in subsection (4) are—

• section 1A(6)(b) of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953;

• section 139AA(8)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.”