Mr FY

Mr FY was convicted of possession of a bladed article in October 2020. He had been stopped by police and found to be in possession of a pair of scissors. He provided a false name. Later police enquiries found he had been missing from home for over a month.  

Upon advice, he pleaded guilty at a Youth Court and was sentenced to a 12-month referral order, which was later changed to an absolute discharge.  

The application for review came to the CCRC from the charity ‘Just for Kids Law’.

Following review, the CCRC concluded that a defence under section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 would have been available to Mr FY when he was convicted, and therefore there was a real possibility the Crown Court would overturn this conviction. 

The CCRC referred the conviction in October 2024.