[F1217A Sentence following guilty plea.S
In determining what sentence to pass on, or what other disposal or order to make in relation to, an offender who has pled guilty to an offence, a court may take into account—
(a)the stage in the proceedings for the offence at which the offender indicated his intention to plead guilty, and
(b)the circumstances in which that indication was given.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 217A inserted (31.3.1996 subject to transitional provisions and savings in the commencing S.I.) by 1995 c. 20, s. 33; S.I. 1996/517, arts. 3(2), 4-6, Sch. 2