P, R v

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MR HEATON ARMSTRONG appeared on behalf of the APPELLANT MR J GREENHOUSE appeared on behalf of the CROWN ____________________

It is quite plain from these provisions that what is required is an up-to-date assessment of a defendant so that a court may be satisfied as to his current mental condition at the time of sentencing, and as to his susceptibility to treatment at the time of sentencing. It is plain from Dr Warsi's report that he was not in a position so to satisfy the court. In those circumstance we take the view that an order should not have been made on the basis of that report from Dr Warsi.