LP101 * 0 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Abolish the 6-month statutory time limit for prosecuting summary-only offences The Government should introduce legislation to amend the Magistrates Court Act 1980 in such a way that it removes the 6 month limit for prosecutions of offences classed as summary-only and which are triable only in the Magistrates Court. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305696 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reasonable Man + 1,259 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radman + 2,165 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 06/05/2020 at 19:42, LP101 said: Abolish the 6-month statutory time limit for prosecuting summary-only offences The Government should introduce legislation to amend the Magistrates Court Act 1980 in such a way that it removes the 6 month limit for prosecutions of offences classed as summary-only and which are triable only in the Magistrates Court. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305696 Why? Six months is generally enough time to establish if you have a prosecutable case or not. What ties cops down now I've found is the processes in place just to get something to court. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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