HC Deb 29 February 1996 vol 272 c627W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he has issued to magistrates courts about sentencing in respect of repeated offences of theft and shoplifting goods of significant value. [17508]

Mr. Maclean

The Government do not issue guidance on sentencing. The Magistrates Association issues sentencing guidelines for its members, which are available in the Library, and guidance is provided by Court of Appeal judgments in individual cases.