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Two teenage boys who raped two girls and filmed their crimes in Fordingbridge will now spend time in custody after the Attorney General referred their sentences to the Court of Appeal.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Solicitor General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, secures increased sentence for man responsible for a series of robberies and stabbings across the London Underground.
Solicitor General secures increased sentences for three gang members in Camden stabbing.
The Solicitor General Ellie Reeves KC has referred the sentence of Vickrum Digwa, convicted of the murder of Henry Nowak, to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
A man who groomed and sexually abused a teenager he met online had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened.
The Attorney General has made the decision to refer the cases of the Fordingbridge Three to the Court of Appeal.
A sexual predator who groomed a teenager he met online when she was 15 years old has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened.
Government’s first dedicated FGM Summit in a decade brings together government, victim-survivors and third-sector organisations to better protect women and girls from FGM.
The Attorney General's Office is relaunching the Public Legal Education (PLE) Committee.
A man who groomed and sexually abused multiple girls across the UK has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened.
Violent man with history of domestic abuse has his sentence increased following the Solicitor’s intervention after he strangled ex-partner.
Violent rapist who targeted three women has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened.
A man who killed a motorcyclist, who was celebrating his twentieth birthday on the same day, in a dangerous collision has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened.
A man with a violent history who murdered his pregnant girlfriend after she refused to have an abortion has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened.
A taxi driver who filmed himself repeatedly raping a vulnerable passenger over several years has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened.
Ministers working closely with the new Cabinet Secretary order a clear up of Whitehall consultation culture to speed up decision making and deliver for the British people.
The Attorney General Richard Hermer KC delivered the annual Harry Street Lecture, highlighting the importance of upholding the international rules-based order.
A rapist who broke into a woman’s home and tried to get her to drop case against him has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened
The Attorney General Richard Hermer KC delivered a speech in partnership with Plexal to aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups and scale-ups on the rule of law.
Defence Secretary and Attorney General met JEF legal representatives to address action against Russia's sanction-evading shadow fleet funding Ukraine war.
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