When making the same
assessment for the purposes
of the
Criminal Justice Act 2003 s 229 (3) the court is required to take into account: (i) all such information as is available to it about the
nature and circumstances
of each
of the offences; (ii) where appropriate, any information which is before it about any pattern
of behaviour
of which any
of the offences forms part; and (iii) any information about the offender which is before it».