HC Deb 15 June 1972 vol 838 c1969

BREACH OF REQUIREMENTS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ORDER

Mr. Carlisle

I beg to move Amendment No. 29, in page 14, line 14, after 'may' insert: either—

  1. (i) without prejudice to the continuance of the order, impose on him a fine not exceeding £50, or
  2. (ii)'.
The effect of the Amendment is to enable the Crown Court dealing with an offender for breach of the requirements of a community service order to impose on him a fine of up to £50, without prejudice to the continuance of the order. The Clause already empowers the court in such circumstances to revoke the order and to deal with the offender afresh for the original offence, and the Amendment makes available an alternative course of action.

The Amendment implements an undertaking which I gave in Committee after attention had been drawn, I suspect by the hon. and learned Member for Dulwich (Mr. S. C. Silkin) or the right hon. and learned Member for West Ham, South (Sir Elwyn Jones), to the disparity between the powers available to the magistrates' court and to the Crown court when dealing with an offender for breach of requirements.

Amendment agreed to.

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