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New corporate criminal offence of 'failure to prevent fraud' will hold large organisations to account if they profit from fraud.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Rapists and sex offenders saw their sentences increased under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme after the Solicitor General Lucy Rigby KC MP intervened
A driver who killed a nine-year-old girl after falling asleep at the wheel of a bus under the influence of drugs had his sentence increased following the Solicitor General’s intervention.
A man who sexually assaulted and murdered a woman walking her dog in a random attack has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General intervened.
A police officer who continued an inappropriate relationship with a vulnerable girl he met on duty over several years has had his sentence increased.
A man who sexually abused two teenagers has had his sentence increased following an intervention by the Solicitor General.
The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC has reiterated the UK’s commitment to upholding international legal order at a flagship event with European partners held in London.
The Attorney General delivered a speech 'The Implementation of Strasbourg Court Judgments at National Level – Subsidiarity in Action' at the Summer School in the Law of the Council of Europe.
A man who sexually assaulted two men has had his suspended sentence quashed and has been jailed after the Solicitor General intervened
Two members of a London gang have had their sentences increased following a referral by the Solicitor General.
A man who raped a woman and shared a video of his assault with other people has had his sentence increased, following intervention by the Solicitor General.
A sexual predator who posed as a 12-year-old to obtain explicit photos from children has sentence increased following the Solicitor General’s intervention.
A rapist who attacked two women in the same night has had his sentence extended following the Solicitor General’s intervention.
The Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) Spending Review settlement increases the organisation’s funding by more than 10% from 2026 to 2029.
Applications to join the Attorney General’s Senior Treasury Counsel (Civil) Group are now open
Victims of fraud and economic crime will be better protected through a funding boost outlined in the Spending Review for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) as part of the government’s Plan for Change to cut crime and plan to inv…
A member of an organised crime operation that trafficked cocaine across the Southwest has had his sentence increased, after the Solicitor General intervened.
Victims of rape and serious sexual assaults who face their cases being dropped by prosecutors will, for the first time, be given the right to have it reviewed by a different prosecutor, as part of the Government’s pledge to …
On 29 May 2025, the Attorney General Lord Hermer KC delivered the RUSI Annual Security Lecture, reinforcing the government's commitment to international law.
The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC visited Dublin where he engaged with the Irish legal community and government ministers to strengthen UK-Irish relations.
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