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Can I receive a summons for kerb crawling or solicitation through the post?

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Events that come under the heading 'Benefit Fraud' can be charged by the Crown Prosecution Service as a number of different offences both under the Social Security Administration Act, the Theft Act and the Fraud Act. It is very important that you obtain advice as the ingredients the Crown need to prove for the different offences are not the same. If the offence is one that requires that the Crown need to establish that you acted dishonestly, from the limited information you provide, it is possible that you have a defence. It is very likely that you will be entitled to legal aid and you should find a local solicitor who has a Legal Aid Agency crime contract and obtain specific advice on the particular charges that you face and the circumstances that led to your prosecution. There are sentencing guidelines for these offences and these consider a number of variables that will depend on the detail of your particular case. For the level of overpayment that you suggest, the sentence, if convicted, could range from a Community Order to Imprisonment, so it is very important that you obtain .representation.

I've been called to magistrates court for benefit fraud. What can I expect?



It is difficult to say with any certainty without more details of the case and whether or not he has any previous convictions.



The maximum sentence for assault occasioning actual bodily harm is 5 years imprisonment. The maximum sentence for perverting the course of justice is life imprisonment.



The Court have sentencing guidelines to follow in respect of the assault offence these are accessible via the Sentencing Council website. These guidelines identify factors which if present in a particular case would increase or decrease the sentence imposed. 



There are no guidelines as such in respect of offences of perverting the course of justice, but the courts are often guided by case law which has been decided by higher courts.



A reduction in sentence would be applied by way of credit for a person who pleads guilty.

I'd like to know what the outcome of a sentence might be.

Can I receive a summons for kerb crawling or solicitation through the post?

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