Walsall Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 1 verdict at Walsall Magistrates' Court (Walsall). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

January 2025 1 case

Luke Donnelly

9 Jan 2025

Using a cloned security licence *

Sentence

Community order with 120 hours unpaid work; ordered to pay £3,903 prosecution costs and £114 victim surcharge

Luke Donnelly paid £300 to an unknown source for a cloned Security Industry Authority licence so he could work illegally as a security guard without completing the required training. The fake licence was discovered during routine checks by a security company, which reported it to the SIA. Donnelly failed to attend Dudley Magistrates' Court on 13 December 2024 and was convicted in his absence. He was later arrested on a warrant and brought before Walsall Magistrates' Court on 9 January 2025.

Convicted in absence at Dudley Magistrates' Court on 13 December 2024 for using a cloned security licence and failing to surrender to bail. He was later arrested on a warrant and brought before Walsall Magistrates' Court.

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Stafford St, Walsall WS2 8HA, Walsall, WS2 8HA, United Kingdom

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About Walsall Magistrates' Court

Walsall Magistrates' Court, located in Walsall, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 1 sentencing record in our database, it serves the Walsall area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

The court can be found at Stafford St, Walsall WS2 8HA, WS2 8HA.

Accessibility provisions at this court include wheelchair accessible entrance and wheelchair accessible parking.

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