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What is a default sentence?

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What is a default sentence?

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A default sentence is the name given to the term of imprisonment an offender must serve if they fail to pay their confiscation order. The length of the sentence is fixed by the crown court judge who makes the confiscation order. If an offender fails to pay their confiscation order, it is the magistrates’ court that considers why this has happened and whether to order that the offender should serve the term of imprisonment set as the default sentence.