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The Solicitor General, Alex Chalk QC MP, today met Warwick University’s Law, Politics and Philosophy (PPL) Society to discuss his role as one of the UK’s Law Officers and what the Government is doing to tackle hate crime.
Serial sex offender has sentence increased
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A man who sexually assaulted three women has had his sentence increased under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme
The Attorney General, the Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP, today visited the Community Security Trust (CST) to discuss their work combatting antisemitic hate crime.
A man who obtained and shared indecent images of children has had his sentence increased.
Daniel Dunkerley has had his sentence increased to 7 years imprisonment
Doug Wilson OBE, Director General of the Attorney General’s Office, is pleased to announce Kelby Harmes has been appointed Director and Deputy Head of the AGO.
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102 Petty France
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