4 Guilty plea in writing: extension to proceedings following police charge
Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (2022 c 35) | Legislation

4  Guilty plea in writing: extension to proceedings following police charge

(1)     Section 12 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (non-appearance of accused following indication of guilty plea) is amended as follows.

(2)     In subsection (1)(a), omit the words from “, not” to “instrument”.

(3)     After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)     This section shall also apply where—

(a)     a person has been charged with a summary offence under Part 4 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;

(b)     the accused had attained the age of

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