Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 192335
Metals: Sales
Tabled: 4 July 2023
Answered: 10 July 2023
Named DayQuestion
Ruth Cadbury
Labour — Brentford and Isleworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have been bought under section 146 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 in relation to the resale of scrap metal in the last five years.
Answer
Edward ArgarSection 146 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ‘Offence of buying scrap metal for cash etc’ was repealed by the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 under Section 12, with legislation of Section 12 now including the offences applica...
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