Clause 7 - Notification of court and date of trial

Part of Criminal Justice and Police Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 10:00 am ar 15 Chwefror 2001.

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Photo of Mr David Lock Mr David Lock Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department 10:00, 15 Chwefror 2001

I do not need to follow the hon. Gentleman's suggestion because subsection (4)(a) provides for such a summons to be treated

``as properly issued on the information by a justice of the peace for the area for which the magistrates' court notified as the court of trial acts, requiring A to appear before that court to answer to that information''.

It is clear that that would be the court local to the area in which an offence is committed.