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The Sentencing Bill consolidates existing sentencing legislation in England and Wales into a new Sentencing Code.
Probation is when you serve a court sentence in the community, and can include unpaid work or being supervised after coming out of prison
The power to refer high-risk prisoners to the Board, in place of automatic release, is set out in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
The number of sentences examined by the Attorney General in 2015 as unduly lenient, including the outcome and details of the cases
The different types of court - magistrates' court, Crown Court and youth court - the crimes they deal with and the level of sentences they can give.
The Court of Appeal has increased the sentence of a dangerous sexual predator after it was referred under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
The Sentence Review Commissioners' annual report for 2022/2023 has been laid before Parliament
Use this form to appeal to the Crown Court against a sentence only.
An outline of the parole process
Cowardly domestic abusers will continue to face time behind bars under legislation laid in Parliament today which will also see the most horrific murderers face life behind bars and rapists locked up for longer.
Annual data for sentences examined under the unduly lenient sentence scheme
Use this form to appeal against a Crown Court sentence.
Guidance on the creation and coming into force of the Sentencing Code.
The Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review undertaken by independent reviewer Clare Wade KC and the government response.
A violent attacker who brutally assaulted a woman before locking her in her home and setting fire to the carpet has had his sentence increased.
Recent sentences examined by the Attorney General’s Office under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme
A man who killed a father and son had his sentence 's minimum term increased by five years after it was referred to the Court of Appeal.
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