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The Attorney General Lord Hermer KC has released a statement following a request to review Axel Rudakubana’s sentence under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
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The mother of Star Hobson has had her sentence increased after the Attorney General referred her case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Attorney General discusses the modern law of self-defence at the International Institute for Strategic Studies
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Violent offenders who abused women have had their sentences increased after Solicitor General Lucy Rigby KC MP referred their cases to the Court of Appeal.
Benjamin Johnson, found guilty of sexual offences against a child, has had his sentence increased after his case was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Solicitor General, Alex Chalk QC MP.
A dangerous driver who killed a teenage passenger and hospitalised another after driving at double the speed limit has had his sentence increased after Solicitor General Lucy Rigby KC MP intervened.
Annual data for sentences examined under the unduly lenient sentence scheme
Jamie Pickering has been given an immediate custodial sentence of 3 years.
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