The Government intends to introduce to Parliament at the earliest available legislative opportunity re-drafted offence provisions which address issues 1 and 2 above, in relation to sections 107(2A) and 198(1A), in addition to increasing the maximum custodial sentence to ten years in sections 107(4A) and 198(5A).
Consent orders – what are they?
When a matter is taken to court, parties can, in some instances, make an offer to reach an agreement before the dispute proceeds to trial