Finding out about a sentence

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Does anyone know how I go about getting more details about a sentence? I have very sketchy info - 12 months sentence, county court, grooming of a minor.
I’ve googled and looked at court records from the time of sentencing and looked at press reports too, with no luck.
Can anyone help?

Do you know which court passed the sentence? Could you ask there?

Thanks. I’m not sure if he would have been sentenced in his local court or the victim’s. I can’t find anything anywhere locally which is making me think I’m barking up the wrong tree.

It wouldn't be county court for a criminal offence (they do civil stuff).

It would be magistrates or crown court, probably crown court given the nature of the offence. You can search the crown court listings by defendant name here:
www.thelawpages.com/court-hearings-lists/crown-court-lists-archive.php

Some sentences are also on there, but not for all courts.

It's likely to have been listed in a court in the police/CPS area where the crime was committed - it's not based on the current address of defendant or victim.

It'll be the crown court closest to where he offence took place. Just call them and ask what the sentence was. It's not secret. It's public knowledge

Jumping on your thread op - can you get the verdict from a magistrates court too?

Thank you. I’ve searched the law pages and nothing. Strange. Is there any reason why it might not be listed?

Some cases are sealed if the reporting of them might identify a vulnerable person. E.g. if a father abused their child by identifying the father you also identify the child.

Ok thanks.

If the case was dealt with in a Magistrates' Court it wouldn't be listed on the internet, however a you would get an overview of the sentence by ringing, you will be asked your interest in the case (the outcome is a matter of public record unless the Defendant is a youth or there are reporting restrictions in place), and you would be given the outcome, if you are a victim in a case your local witness service have a duty to supply you with the outcome of a hearing.

The Law Pages don’t have everything on. In fact they hardly have anything on.
Ring up the crown court in the area the offence took place and ask them. There will be a post trial query department who should be able to help.
It’s a matter of public record.
Sometimes it’s dealt with on the defendants home patch or sometimes where the offence took place.

Chunky monkey, that’s not true.
You could report that the man abused a child, just not the relationship.

It initially was heard in the magistrates court but was referred to the crown court as a 50/50 case. Unfortunately I don’t know where it was heard, but I can start with the most obvious.
Thanks for all your help with this.

NC4Now it is true:
www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Reporting-Restrictions-Guide-2014-FINAL.pdf

Although the D’s name is not restricted the media have committed an offence if naming the D is likely to identify the victim or a protected witness.

This would not apply to asking the court directly.

Another option if you think the person is a danger to you or your child is to contact the police who could disclose under Sarah’s law or Claire’s law.

Send an FOI to the court. Or google the court report for the case.