A Bill to allow Magistrates’ Courts discretion to refer a third or subsequent offence for driving whilst disqualified to the Crown Court for sentencing; and to grant the Crown Court the jurisdiction to impose a custodial sentence of up to two years for such offences.
House of Commons
15 May 2014
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This Bill would give magistrates more power to send repeat offenders who drive while disqualified to the Crown Court for sentencing. If a person has two or more previous offences, a third or later offence could be referred to the Crown Court, where a judge could impose a custodial sentence of up to two years. The aim is to tighten penalties for those who repeatedly drive while disqualified.
The bill is at the second reading in the Commons, having originated in the Commons with its first reading in 2013.
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