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Jail for man who violently robbed victim in Norwich home

Jail for man who violently robbed victim in Norwich home

Thursday, 23 August 2018

Daniel Rushworth is ordered to jail after his suspended sentence was increased by the Court of Appeal...

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Paedophile has sentence increased after Unduly Lenient Sentence referral

Paedophile has sentence increased after Unduly Lenient Sentence referral

Thursday, 16 August 2018

David Ballinger has his sentence increased to 12 years 8 months imprisonment plus 1 year extended licence....

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More victims and their families get justice

More victims and their families get justice

Sunday, 05 August 2018

137 offenders had their sentences increased in 2017 ...

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Knife wielding ex who attempted to stab a young mum has sentence increased

Knife wielding ex who attempted to stab a young mum has sentence increased

Thursday, 02 August 2018

Matthew White has his sentence increased to 9 years imprisonment with an extended licence period of 5 years....

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Bexley attackers to spend longer in jail after Solicitor General’s referral

Bexley attackers to spend longer in jail after Solicitor General’s referral

Thursday, 26 July 2018

Greg Wenham and Jack Siksnys have their jail terms increased. ...

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Coventry hit and run killer has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Coventry hit and run killer has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Thursday, 26 July 2018

Drug driver Robert Brown has prison sentence increased ...

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Man jailed for throwing drugs into Bristol Prison after Solicitor General’s referral

Man jailed for throwing drugs into Bristol Prison after Solicitor General’s referral

Wednesday, 25 July 2018

Jason Weeks's sentence is increased to 15 months immediate custody. ...

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Meat cleaver wielding Somerset shoplifter ordered into immediate custody

Meat cleaver wielding Somerset shoplifter ordered into immediate custody

Wednesday, 25 July 2018

Stephen Brennan's sentence is increased to 3 years 6 months’ imprisonment ...

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Paedophile has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Paedophile has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Paedophile has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral...

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Next Director of the CPS announced

Next Director of the CPS announced

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Max Hill QC has been appointed as the next Director of Public Prosecutions ...

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Prolific Northampton burglar has to spend longer in jail

Prolific Northampton burglar has to spend longer in jail

Friday, 20 July 2018

Darren Barry Williams has his sentence increased today at the Court of Appeal. ...

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Sentences increased for gang who illegally sold thousands of farmed puppies

Sentences increased for gang who illegally sold thousands of farmed puppies

Thursday, 19 July 2018

Four men have had their sentences increased under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme...

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Bradford child rapist has sentence increased

Bradford child rapist has sentence increased

Thursday, 19 July 2018

Prison term increased for child rapist Ansar Mahmood...

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Geoffrey Cox QC MP sworn in as Attorney General for England and Wales

Geoffrey Cox QC MP sworn in as Attorney General for England and Wales

Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Geoffrey Cox QC MP was welcomed to his role as Attorney General by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice and Chair of the Bar Council today at the R...

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Coventry rapist has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Coventry rapist has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Alex Jordan Waddoups has his sentence increased today at the Court of Appeal. ...

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Birmingham road rage attacker has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Birmingham road rage attacker has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Shahid Ali will spend longer in prison after the Court of Appeal found his original sentence to be too low...

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New Attorney General appointed

New Attorney General appointed

Tuesday, 10 July 2018

The Prime Minister appoints Geoffrey Cox QC MP as Attorney General ...

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Phone shop employee has sentence increased for attempted rape

Phone shop employee has sentence increased for attempted rape

Friday, 06 July 2018

Javed Zaheer will spend longer in prison after the Solicitor General referred his original sentence for being too low ...

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Paedophile has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Paedophile has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Friday, 06 July 2018

Richard Hyde-Gomes has sentence increased to 16 years ...

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Nuneaton paedophile jailed after Solicitor General’s referral

Nuneaton paedophile jailed after Solicitor General’s referral

Friday, 06 July 2018

Kevin Ryan who sexually assaulted a young girl has been sent to prison after the Solicitor General referred his sentence under the ULS scheme...

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Attacker who attempted to burn Milton Keynes mum to death is jailed for life

Attacker who attempted to burn Milton Keynes mum to death is jailed for life

Thursday, 05 July 2018

Raymond Bowen who set a young mother alight and watched her burn has been jailed for life after the Solicitor General referred the case to the Court o...

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Sexual assault sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Sexual assault sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Tuesday, 03 July 2018

Philip Holt has prison sentence increased to 3 years 4 months ...

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Media advisory notice   Hillsborough proceedings

Media advisory notice Hillsborough proceedings

Friday, 29 June 2018

The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP wishes to draw attention to the requirement not to publish material, including online, which could jeopardise...

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No independent inquiry into the prosecution of Eleanor De Freitas

No independent inquiry into the prosecution of Eleanor De Freitas

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP has decided not to order an independent inquiry into the prosecution of Eleanor De Freitas. ...

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Sentence doubled for man who violently attacked victim in Sheffield home

Sentence doubled for man who violently attacked victim in Sheffield home

Friday, 22 June 2018

Bernie Ward who attempted to violently rob a vulnerable family friend has sentence doubled ...

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Solicitor General visits knife crime charity

Solicitor General visits knife crime charity

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP will visit the Ben Kinsella Trust today to see how it's educating young people away from knife crime...

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Members of huge drug importation conspiracy to spend longer in jail

Members of huge drug importation conspiracy to spend longer in jail

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

David Reece and Everton Bailey who were arrested as part of an investigation into a large-scale drug conspiracy will spend longer behind bars...

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Preston drug dealer has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Preston drug dealer has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Preston drug dealer Edward Marland has sentence increased to 5 years 7 months ...

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Rapist has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Rapist has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral

Thursday, 14 June 2018

Samuel Simms has sentence increased to 8 years...

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New head of the Serious Fraud Office announced

New head of the Serious Fraud Office announced

Monday, 04 June 2018

Lisa Osofsky appointed new Director of the Serious Fraud Office ...

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