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The Tribunal allowed an ADI’s appeal against removal from the register after six speeding points, finding he remained a fit and proper person.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Matthew Ashby’s sentence appeal, holding that the judge properly assessed mitigation, totality, and drug-offence starting points.
Ashby, R. v [2026] EWCA Crim 635 (24 April 2026)
Court of Appeal dismissed a sentence appeal by Matthew Ashby, holding that the 80-month total sentence properly reflected domestic violence, drug supply, driving offences, mitigation, and totality.
The sentence imposed, though slightly above the category range for a category B3 offence, was justified due to high culpability, borderline harm, and the domestic context; credit for guilty plea was generous; the disqualification order required correction but did not affect the overall outcome.
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Permission to appeal is granted on ground one, limited to whether the appellant deliberately absented himself from his trial for the first offence, and on ground two, limited to reconsideration of Article 8 balance if partial discharge occurs.
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The appellant, having received 6 penalty points for a CU80 offence, does not meet the statutory requirement to be a fit and proper person to remain on the Register of Approved Driving Instructors. There are no exceptional circumstances to justify departure from the Registrar's decision, and the appellant's arguments did not demonstrate sufficient understanding of the gravity of the offence or its impact on public perception.
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The Tribunal dismissed an appeal against removal from the Approved Driving Instructors register after two speeding offences and a failure to notify the Registrar.
The appellant, having received six penalty points for a mobile phone offence while driving, does not meet the statutory requirement to be a fit and proper person to remain on the Register of Approved Driving Instructors. There are no exceptional circumstances to justify departure from removal, and the Registrar's decision was correct.
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Seal, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 1527 (12 September 2025)
The Court of Appeal dismissed John Seal’s sentence appeal for a violent domestic GBH offence, holding the sentence and guilty plea credit were justified.
The appellant has 6 points on his licence from two separate offences, and there is insufficient evidence to show the conviction was wrongly recorded. Allowing him to remain on the Register would undermine public confidence and send the wrong message about the standards expected of Approved Driving Instructors. The appellant is not a fit and proper person to remain on the Register.
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