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New Solicitor General sworn in

New Solicitor General sworn in

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Lucy Frazer QC MP was appointed as Solicitor General by the Prime Minister on 10 May....

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Man has prison time increased after drunken assault

Man has prison time increased after drunken assault

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

David Hurst will now serve 4 and a half years in prison....

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Violent burglar has sentence increased following Attorney General’s Office intervention

Violent burglar has sentence increased following Attorney General’s Office intervention

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Desmond Sage has had his sentence increased to 9 years' imprisonment by the Court of Appeal....

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Sentence increased for ammonia attack

Sentence increased for ammonia attack

Friday, 17 May 2019

Hudson's sentence is increased to 14 years, comprising a 10 year imprisonment and a 4 year extended licence....

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Child sex offender has sentence increased

Child sex offender has sentence increased

Friday, 10 May 2019

David Rawcliffe has had his sentence increased to 3 years and 4 months by the Court of Appeal...

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New Solicitor General appointed

New Solicitor General appointed

Friday, 10 May 2019

Lucy Frazer QC MP has been appointed as Solicitor General for England and Wales. ...

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Workplace groper ordered to serve community after Solicitor General intervenes

Workplace groper ordered to serve community after Solicitor General intervenes

Thursday, 02 May 2019

Darren Riley has been ordered to undertake an 18 month community order after groping a colleague on four separate occasions...

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Sentence increase for violent rapist who hid in victim’s bed

Sentence increase for violent rapist who hid in victim’s bed

Thursday, 02 May 2019

Leo Irwin has had his sentence increased to 10 years by the Court of Appeal...

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Sentence increased in sexual assault case

Sentence increased in sexual assault case

Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Prashant Sawney will now face 3 years imprisonment after referral by the Solicitor General...

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Special constable who terrorised family friends jailed

Special constable who terrorised family friends jailed

Tuesday, 16 April 2019

Shahib Asan was sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence of 4 years and 9 months...

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Man found with Class A drugs in ear has sentence increased

Man found with Class A drugs in ear has sentence increased

Tuesday, 16 April 2019

Klevis Drazhi has his sentence increased from 11 months imprisonment to 30 months...

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Knife wielding robber has jail sentence increased

Knife wielding robber has jail sentence increased

Thursday, 11 April 2019

Gary Boothe has his sentence increased to 8 years and six months’ imprisonment and 5 years’ extended licence....

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Sentence for Witney robberies ‘unduly lenient’

Sentence for Witney robberies ‘unduly lenient’

Thursday, 11 April 2019

Christopher Wain has his sentence increased to 6 years and 6 months imprisonment....

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Man who stabbed acquaintance to death has sentence reviewed

Man who stabbed acquaintance to death has sentence reviewed

Tuesday, 09 April 2019

Kristian Bailey has had his sentence increased following the Solicitor General's Unduly Lenient Sentence referral....

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Axe wielding robber has prison sentence increased

Axe wielding robber has prison sentence increased

Thursday, 04 April 2019

The Court of Appeal increased Dean Wilkinson's sentence by a year and a half....

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Burglar jailed after Solicitor General’s intervention

Burglar jailed after Solicitor General’s intervention

Friday, 29 March 2019

Emmanuel Buckland's suspended sentence has been increased to one of immediate imprisonment....

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Yorkshire moorland rapist has sentence increased

Yorkshire moorland rapist has sentence increased

Friday, 22 March 2019

Malcolm Lockwood has been given 18 years in prison with an extension period of 8 years....

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Tina Malone admits contempt of court

Tina Malone admits contempt of court

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

Actress Tina Malone has been sentenced to 8 months in prison, suspended for 2 years. ...

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Contempt of court proceedings to be brought against Stephen Yaxley Lennon

Contempt of court proceedings to be brought against Stephen Yaxley Lennon

Thursday, 07 March 2019

The Attorney General has instituted contempt of court proceedings against Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (AKA Tommy Robinson). ...

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Leatherhead mugger jailed by Court of Appeal

Leatherhead mugger jailed by Court of Appeal

Thursday, 07 March 2019

James Quinn's suspended sentence has been quashed following the Solicitor General's referral....

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Government Minister to teach London teens the law

Government Minister to teach London teens the law

Wednesday, 06 March 2019

Solicitor General will join a legal education session at Pimlico Academy...

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Is social media harming our criminal justice system?

Is social media harming our criminal justice system?

Tuesday, 05 March 2019

Publication of the government's response to its Call for Evidence on the impact of social media on the administration of justice....

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Death by dangerous driving sentence increased

Death by dangerous driving sentence increased

Friday, 01 March 2019

Dangerous driver, Aaron Guest has sentence increased...

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Ex mental health worker has sentence increased

Ex mental health worker has sentence increased

Thursday, 21 February 2019

Givemore Tonderai Gezi has sentence increased...

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Woman who robbed her own grandfather jailed

Woman who robbed her own grandfather jailed

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Sherie Leigh North has been given a custodial sentence following the Solicitor General's referral to the Court of Appeal....

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Sex offender jailed by Court of Appeal

Sex offender jailed by Court of Appeal

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Ian Chesworth has been jailed after his suspended sentence was found to be 'unduly lenient'....

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Baseball bat attacker has sentence increased

Baseball bat attacker has sentence increased

Thursday, 07 February 2019

Darren Williamson sentenced to 6 years 9 months in prison by Court of Appeal....

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Ex West Yorkshire police officer has rape sentence increased

Ex West Yorkshire police officer has rape sentence increased

Wednesday, 06 February 2019

David Lomax has had his sentence increased following the Solicitor General's referral to the Court of Appeal....

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30 years of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme

30 years of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme

Friday, 01 February 2019

Today marks 30 years since the start of the scheme, which allows some Crown Court sentences to be reconsidered at the Court of Appeal...

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Croydon zombie knife attacker jailed

Croydon zombie knife attacker jailed

Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Zombie knife attacker Joshua Gardner sentenced to 3 and a half years in a young offenders institute ...

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