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Recruitment for new Director of Public Prosecutions to be launched

Recruitment for new Director of Public Prosecutions to be launched

Tuesday, 03 April 2018

DPP, Alison Saunders CB, will stand down in October 2018 after serving her full term. ...

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Former private school teacher jailed for longer for sexual abuse

Former private school teacher jailed for longer for sexual abuse

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

A former private boarding school teacher who sexually abused 4 of his pupils has had his sentence increased ...

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Sheffield man jailed for longer for disability hate crime after Solicitor General’s action

Sheffield man jailed for longer for disability hate crime after Solicitor General’s action

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Shakaiyah Swindells, who was part of a Sheffield trio who assaulted and imprisoned a vulnerable victim has had his sentence increased...

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Drug addict who burgled homes and a school to feed his habit has sentence increased

Drug addict who burgled homes and a school to feed his habit has sentence increased

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

A burglar has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, referred it for being too low...

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Bristol nightclub stabbing sentence increased after Solicitor General’s appeal

Bristol nightclub stabbing sentence increased after Solicitor General’s appeal

Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Vandross Williams has prison term increased to 13 years...

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Violent drug dealer has his sentence increased after Solicitor General challenges it for being too low

Violent drug dealer has his sentence increased after Solicitor General challenges it for being too low

Friday, 16 March 2018

Nicholas Adair has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General's appeal. ...

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Man who bit off a piece of his victim’s ear has sentence increased

Man who bit off a piece of his victim’s ear has sentence increased

Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Leon Smith's sentence is increased after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, intervenes. ...

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Rapist brothers will spend longer in jail

Rapist brothers will spend longer in jail

Tuesday, 13 March 2018

Andrei-Catalan Mamaliga and Ovidou Mamaliga have their sentences increased after the Solicitor General's intervention. ...

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Triple killer to spend longer behind bars

Triple killer to spend longer behind bars

Thursday, 08 March 2018

Theodore Johnson's sentence is increased after the Solicitor General's intervention today in the Court of Appeal. ...

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Hertfordshire paedophile will spend longer in jail

Hertfordshire paedophile will spend longer in jail

Tuesday, 06 March 2018

Robert Lindsay has jail term increased after Solicitor General referred his sentence to the Court of Appeal...

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‘Mate Crime’ duo jailed for longer after Solicitor General intervenes in their case

‘Mate Crime’ duo jailed for longer after Solicitor General intervenes in their case

Thursday, 01 March 2018

Matthew Ward and Marcus Cullumbine have had their sentences increased after the Solicitor General referred them for being too low...

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Attorney General speech at the Modern Slavery Summit

Attorney General speech at the Modern Slavery Summit

Thursday, 22 February 2018

Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP gives keynote speech at the Crown Prosecution Service Modern Slavery Summit...

Child sex offenders sent to prison after Solicitor General’s action

Child sex offenders sent to prison after Solicitor General’s action

Thursday, 22 February 2018

Two men who sexually abused two 14 year old girls have now been sent to prison ...

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Attorney General attends Overseas Territories Attorneys General Conference

Attorney General attends Overseas Territories Attorneys General Conference

Tuesday, 20 February 2018

Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, last week joined the Attorneys General of 8 of the UK’s Overseas Territories for the Annual Conference ...

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Dangerous driver who caused fatal crash but didn’t stop at the scene has his sentence increased

Dangerous driver who caused fatal crash but didn’t stop at the scene has his sentence increased

Friday, 16 February 2018

Anthony Howell, who caused the death of Adinajib Awale, has his sentence increased and is ordered to serve it immediately following the action of Soli...

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Kent Law School puts Solicitor General in the ‘hot seat’

Kent Law School puts Solicitor General in the ‘hot seat’

Friday, 16 February 2018

Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP will take part in a ‘hot seat’ Question and Answer session as part of a visit to the University of Kent’s Law ...

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Wrexham murderer to spend longer behind bars

Wrexham murderer to spend longer behind bars

Thursday, 15 February 2018

Wrexham murderer has prison term increased after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP thought the original sentence was too low ...

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Violent robber gets more jail time for attacking pensioner

Violent robber gets more jail time for attacking pensioner

Tuesday, 06 February 2018

Prison term increased for Birmingham robber after the Attorney General challenged the original sentence...

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Attorney General appoints new Treasury Counsel

Attorney General appoints new Treasury Counsel

Monday, 05 February 2018

Attorney General announces new appointments to Treasury Counsel...

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Jail term increased for robbers who targeted elderly

Jail term increased for robbers who targeted elderly

Thursday, 01 February 2018

Gang of robbers have their sentences increased after the Solicitor General's intervention ...

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HGV driver’s sentence doubled after fatal crash

HGV driver’s sentence doubled after fatal crash

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Man who killed 2 people after crashing into their car in his HGV has prison term increased...

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Van driver’s sentence is extended after cyclist is killed

Van driver’s sentence is extended after cyclist is killed

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Joseph Bills has had his prison term increased after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal ...

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Sex offender’s sentence extended for repeated child abuse

Sex offender’s sentence extended for repeated child abuse

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Mohammed Waqar has his sentence doubled after Solicitor General refers it as too low....

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Child rapist cousins have sentence doubled

Child rapist cousins have sentence doubled

Thursday, 25 January 2018

Prison sentenced double for child rapists David Jones and Daniel Woodbridge...

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Driver who killed best friend now jailed

Driver who killed best friend now jailed

Friday, 19 January 2018

Stephen Whilde has been ordered to hand himself in after the Court of Appeal quashed his original sentence ...

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No new inquest into the death of Stuart Lubbock

No new inquest into the death of Stuart Lubbock

Thursday, 18 January 2018

The Attorney General has decided not to provide his authority for an application to be made to the High Court for a new inquest into the death of Stua...

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Speech by the Attorney General for the swearing in of the the Rt Hon David Gauke MP as Lord Chancellor

Speech by the Attorney General for the swearing in of the the Rt Hon David Gauke MP as Lord Chancellor

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Text of the Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP's speech at the Lord Chancellor's swearing in ceremony (check against delivery)....

Child sex abuser has sentence increased

Child sex abuser has sentence increased

Wednesday, 17 January 2018

A 57 year old man found guilty of sexual offences with a child has had his prison sentence increased after the Solicitor General referred it as unduly...

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Teen jailed for attack on mother and toddler

Teen jailed for attack on mother and toddler

Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Joshua Ingram has been sent to a young offenders’ institute after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred his sentence as unduly lenient...

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London teen has sentence increased for park rape

London teen has sentence increased for park rape

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Teenager has sentence increased after the Attorney General referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient ...

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