Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Increased sentences for people who offend while out on bail / Scotsman, 1 Mar 2006

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=310532006
Shan Ross
"SUSPECTED sex offenders who commit crimes while on bail face up to five extra years on top of their prison sentence, as part of a hard-hitting reform of Scotland's courts. Proposals unveiled follow public disquiet about the number of crimes being committed by people awaiting trial. The measures outlined in the Summary Justice Reform Bill will see an increase in the sentence for breaking bail conditions in a solemn case rise from two years to five years. Those breaching summary court orders will now face a one-year sentence, instead of the current three months. "