PART 42REMITTAL FROM ONE MAGISTRATES’ COURT TO ANOTHER FOR SENTENCE

Remittal for sentence42.1.

(1)

Where a magistrates’ court remits an offender to some other magistrates’ court under section 10 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000372 after convicting him of an offence, the court officer for the convicting court shall send to the court officer for the other court—

(a)

a copy signed by the court officer for the convicting court of the minute or memorandum of the conviction and remittal entered in the register;

(b)

a copy of any note of the evidence given at the trial of the offender, any written statement tendered in evidence and any deposition;

(c)

such documents and articles produced in evidence before the convicting court as have been retained by that court;

(d)

any report relating to the offender considered by the convicting court;

(e)

if the offender is remitted on bail, a copy of the record made by the convicting court in pursuance of section 5 of the Bail Act 1976373 relating to such bail and also any recognizance entered into by any person as his surety;

(f)

if the convicting court makes an order under section 148 of the 2000 Act374 (restitution orders), a copy signed by the court officer for the convicting court of the minute or memorandum of the order entered in the register;

(g)

a copy of any representation order previously made in the same case; and

(h)

a copy of any application for a representation order.

(2)

Where a magistrates’ court remits an offender to some other magistrates’ court as aforesaid and the other court remits him back to the convicting court under section 10(5) of the 2000 Act, the court officer for the other court shall send to the court officer for the convicting court—

(a)

a copy signed by the court officer for the other court of the minute or memorandum of the remittal back entered in the register;

(b)

if the offender is remitted back on bail, a copy of the record made by the other court in pursuance of section 5 of the Bail Act 1976 relating to such bail and also any recognizance entered into by any person as his surety; and

(c)

all documents and articles sent in pursuance of paragraph (1) of this rule.

(3)

In this rule ‘the offender’, ‘the convicting court’ and ‘the other court’ have the same meanings as in section 10 of the 2000 Act.