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Abusive partner sees sentence increase following referral

Abusive partner sees sentence increase following referral

Tuesday, 26 October 2021

Oritsetsemaye Nikoro has had his sentence increased after it was referred to the Court of Appeal by the then Solicitor General. ...

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Media Advisory Notice – Ali Harbi Ali

Media Advisory Notice – Ali Harbi Ali

Friday, 22 October 2021

The Attorney General confirms the position in relation to reporting the first hearing and the hearing held today, in the case of Ali Harbi Ali....

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Oldham man who stabbed partner will spend longer in prison

Oldham man who stabbed partner will spend longer in prison

Thursday, 21 October 2021

Stephen John Turnock has had his sentence increased after it was referred to the Court of Appeal by the then Solicitor General. ...

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Gloucestershire child sex offender jailed

Gloucestershire child sex offender jailed

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

A sex offender will now serve time in prison following a ULS referral ...

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Judicial Review Trends and Forecasts 2021: Accountability and the Constitution

Judicial Review Trends and Forecasts 2021: Accountability and the Constitution

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

The Attorney General, the Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP delivered a keynote speech to the 2021 Public Law Project Conference. ...

Media Advisory Notice   Death of Sir David Amess MP

Media Advisory Notice Death of Sir David Amess MP

Monday, 18 October 2021

Editors, publishers and social media users are reminded of their responsibilities under the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (the Act)....

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Solicitor General meets students at Warwick University

Solicitor General meets students at Warwick University

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

The Solicitor General, Alex Chalk QC MP, today met Warwick University’s Law, Politics and Philosophy (PPL) Society to discuss his role as one of the U...

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Serial sex offender has sentence increased

Serial sex offender has sentence increased

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

A man who sexually assaulted three women has had his sentence increased under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme...

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Attorney General visits the Community Security Trust’s HQ

Attorney General visits the Community Security Trust’s HQ

Tuesday, 12 October 2021

The Attorney General, the Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP, today visited the Community Security Trust (CST) to discuss their work combatting antisemitic...

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Manchester man handed increased jail sentence for historical sex offences

Manchester man handed increased jail sentence for historical sex offences

Tuesday, 12 October 2021

Daniel Dunkerley has had his sentence increased to 7 years imprisonment ...

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Manchester sex offender has sentence increased

Manchester sex offender has sentence increased

Tuesday, 12 October 2021

A man who obtained and shared indecent images of children has had his sentence increased....

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Hertfordshire child sex offender handed increased jail sentence

Hertfordshire child sex offender handed increased jail sentence

Friday, 08 October 2021

Jaime Alejandro Garcia-Perez has had his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following a referral by the then Solicitor General. ...

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New Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney General's Office

New Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney General's Office

Friday, 08 October 2021

Doug Wilson OBE, Director General of the Attorney General's Office, is pleased to announce Kelby Harmes has been appointed Director and Deputy Head of...

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Sex offender has sentence increased

Sex offender has sentence increased

Thursday, 07 October 2021

A sex offender has had his sentence increased following intervention by the then Solicitor General, The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP....

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Convicted sex offender, caught in an undercover police sting, has sentence increased

Convicted sex offender, caught in an undercover police sting, has sentence increased

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Thomas Thompson has been immediately imprisoned after the Attorney General’s Office referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal. ...

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Fraudster has unduly lenient sentence increased

Fraudster has unduly lenient sentence increased

Friday, 24 September 2021

A fraudster has had his sentence increased following intervention by the then Solicitor General, The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP....

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Law Officers sworn in

Law Officers sworn in

Thursday, 23 September 2021

The Law Officers, and the Lord Chancellor have been sworn into their new roles at the Royal Courts of Justice...

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London commuter sees his sentence extended for sexual assault

London commuter sees his sentence extended for sexual assault

Thursday, 23 September 2021

Gurvinder Singh has seen his sentence increased following an intervention by the then Solicitor General, the Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP....

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County lines drug dealer to serve jail time

County lines drug dealer to serve jail time

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Teric Aroriode-Francis has been sent to prison after his original sentence was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence schem...

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Norfolk sex offender jailed for longer

Norfolk sex offender jailed for longer

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

A Norfolk sex offender has had his sentence increased following intervention by the then Solicitor General, the Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP....

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Alex Chalk appointed as Solicitor General

Alex Chalk appointed as Solicitor General

Friday, 17 September 2021

The Prime Minister has appointed Alex Chalk MP as Solicitor General. ...

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Law Officers re appointed

Law Officers re appointed

Monday, 13 September 2021

The Prime Minister has re-appointed Suella Braverman as Attorney General following her maternity leave. Michael Ellis has been re-appointed Solicitor ...

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Attorney General speech at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime

Attorney General speech at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime

Thursday, 09 September 2021

The Attorney General addressed the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime to talk about tackling economic crime...

Sentence increased for man caught with over 5,000 indecent images of children

Sentence increased for man caught with over 5,000 indecent images of children

Friday, 03 September 2021

Nathan Delgado has had his prison term increased after the Solicitor General, the Rt Hon Lucy Frazer, QC MP, referred his original sentence to the Cou...

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Child sex offender’s sentence increased following decade of abuse

Child sex offender’s sentence increased following decade of abuse

Thursday, 02 September 2021

Anthony Pitts has had his sentence increased following an intervention by the Solicitor General, The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP....

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Leicestershire sex offender’s sentence doubled following undercover police operation

Leicestershire sex offender’s sentence doubled following undercover police operation

Wednesday, 01 September 2021

Lewis Watts, convicted after an undercover police investigation, has had his sentence doubled following an intervention by the Solicitor General, the ...

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Sentences increased for 61 criminals

Sentences increased for 61 criminals

Wednesday, 25 August 2021

New statistics for 2020 show 61 offenders had their sentences increased, after the Law Officers thought their original sentences were too low....

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Warwickshire man who sexually assaulted sleeping woman is handed immediate prison sentence

Warwickshire man who sexually assaulted sleeping woman is handed immediate prison sentence

Friday, 20 August 2021

Joe Holtham has been imprisoned following an intervention by the Solicitor General, the Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP....

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Birmingham man jailed for longer

Birmingham man jailed for longer

Thursday, 19 August 2021

Jamie Taylor has had his sentence increased following an intervention by the Solicitor General, the Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP....

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Northampton hotel porter who sexually assaulted woman has sentence tripled

Northampton hotel porter who sexually assaulted woman has sentence tripled

Wednesday, 18 August 2021

Zeshan Akhtar has had his sentence tripled following an intervention by the Solicitor General, the Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP....

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