AG -v- Blood [2015] JRC 201 (02 October 2015)

Community service is imposed instead of imprisonment due to mitigation, enabling the defendant to make amends and repay the sum obtained.

Citation: [2015] JRC 201
Parties: Defendant: Defendant; Prosecutor: Social Security Department
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 02 October 2015
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Sentencing
Outcome: Community service imposed in lieu of imprisonment; compensation ordered.
Legal Topics: Fraud, Failure to Notify Change of Circumstances, Compensation, Community Service

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Defendant

Social Security Department

Prosecutor

Criminal / Sentencing

1 Whether the defendant committed fraud by failing to notify a change of circumstances to the Social Security Department
2 Appropriate sentence for obtaining income support not properly payable

Community service is imposed instead of imprisonment due to mitigation, enabling the defendant to make amends and repay the sum obtained.

Community service imposed in lieu of imprisonment; compensation ordered.

Community Service of 150 hours (equivalent to 9 months' imprisonment)
Compensation of £250 per month starting within 7 days and payable on the 9th day of each month until £11,966.29 is paid in full