Theft Act 1968, s 10

Aggravated burglary

The statutory wording, points to prove, defences and penalty — verified against legislation.gov.uk (current revised versions, July 2026).

What the law says

A person is guilty of aggravated burglary if he commits any burglary and at the time has with him any firearm or imitation firearm, any weapon of offence, or any explosive.

CJS codes
Official CJS offence index (March 2026)
—Charged under the specific underlying offence code.

Points to prove

  • 1. committed burglary
  • 2. had with them at the time
  • 3. a firearm/imitation firearm/weapon of offence/explosive

Defences

  • No specific standalone defence was extracted from the source text; consider any applicable statutory defence, reasonable excuse, lawful authority, self-defence, necessity, consent, identification challenge, or other common-law defence on the facts.

Mode of trial & maximum penalty

Indictable only — Indictment: Life imprisonment

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Sources

  • Verified dataset — legislation.gov.uk (current revised versions)

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