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Police officer has sentence increased after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Fees, expenses, contractual terms and administrative procedures for panel counsel, clerks and their chambers.
A court order that is in place to prevent a person from being identified as Jon Venables or Robert Thompson has been amended, following an application from the Attorney General, Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A man who got behind the wheel with a lethal cocktail of alcohol and drugs in his system before killing a girl he had met on the same night has had his sentence increased.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Child sex offence cases saw the greatest number of prison sentence increases by the Court of Appeal last year the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has announced.
Freya Squires has had her sentence increased to 4 years 8 months' imprisonment by the Court of Appeal.
Liam Goodenough has had his sentence tripled following a referral to the Court of Appeal by the Solicitor General, Alex Chalk QC MP.
A predator who groomed and sexually abused a teenager has his suspended sentence quashed and sent to jail.
New corporate criminal offence of 'failure to prevent fraud' will hold large organisations to account if they profit from fraud.
Recent sentences examined by the Attorney General’s Office under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme
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