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The Prime Minister has appointed Rt Hon Victoria Prentis MP as the new Attorney General
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The offender will now serve 8 years in prison for child cruelty offences
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
A teenager who took part in a revenge attack which resulted in the death of one man and serious wounding of another has received an increased sentence after the case was referred to the Court of Appeal.
Haydn Carter has sentence increased after ULS referral
A man who raped and abused a woman has received an increased prison sentence after his case was referred to the Court of Appeal.
A well-known rapper who ran a county drugs line operation has received an increased prison sentence after his case was referred to the Court of Appeal.
The two men have each received an increased prison sentence for murder
The offender acted as a courier to drive 90kg of cocaine from Surrey to London
The offender will now spend longer in prison for offences which included stabbing his partner in the stomach.
The Solicitor General has issued a Media Advisory Notice in relation to the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba
The Attorney General and Solicitor General were sworn in during a joint ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice today.
A man who violently raped a teenage victim will spend longer in prison after his sentence was referred under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
An abusive partner has had his prison sentence for blackmail and assault doubled
A man who sexually assaulted a woman while she was asleep has had his sentence doubled.
Both offenders will each now serve 10 years' imprisonment for drug offences.
The Prime Minister has appointed Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP as Attorney General and Michael Tomlinson MP as Solicitor General
A repeat burglar who attacked an elderly woman will spend longer in prison
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Increased prison sentence for rapist who repeatedly abused two young girls
Attorney General Suella Braverman spoke at Policy Exchange about equalities and human rights
Following a joint trial for separate cases that involved the killing of children, Thomas Hughes and Jordan Monaghan have each received increased prison sentences.
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