Transferring a sentence - Scotland to England

Question

If somebody is living in England, yet has a warrant for arrest outstanding in scotland, is there anyway of having the sentence transferred to England if they choose to hand themselves in. The sentence will be for breach of bail/license. Any help would be appreciated, thanks

Answer 1

Since all of that is in the United Kingdom, its all the same... Everything is served under the jurisdiction of Scotland Yard if it needs to come down to it. They would be expedited with no problems.

Answer 2

No, they'll probably be taken back to where the initial crime happened.

Answer 3

I'm not sure about that situation, but I know if you are charged under Scottish law, you will be tried under Scottish law IF it goes to court.  Minor offences may not even get that far.

Although there are many substantial differences between Scots law, English law and Northern Ireland law, much of the law is also similar, for example, Commercial law is similar throughout all jurisdictions in the United Kingdom, as is Employment Law. Different terminology is often used for the same concepts, for example, arbiters are called arbitrators in England. Another example would be the third verdict available to judges and juries (which consist of 15 members) in criminal cases: 'not proven'. The age of legal capacity under Scots law is 16, whereas under English law it is 18.

*SL

Answer 4

Probably not. He could hand himself in anywhere in the UK. But Scotland and England have different legal systems. If somebody commits a crime in Scotland it will probably have to be dealt with in the Scottish courts. :-)