I made exactly this point on Second Reading and in Committee. My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have not been able to find a single other offence in which the sentence in a magistrates court is exactly the same as the sentence in the Crown court, and I hope to develop that point in due course if I am given the opportunity to make a speech.
Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Michael Tomlinson
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 27 April 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill.
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