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More jail time for mother complicit in daughter’s sexual assault

More jail time for mother complicit in daughter’s sexual assault

Tuesday, 23 July 2019

Mary-Louisa Andrews has had her sentence increased to 5 years....

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Stephen Yaxley Lennon committed to prison for contempt of court

Stephen Yaxley Lennon committed to prison for contempt of court

Thursday, 11 July 2019

Yaxley-Lennon was sentenced today after being found to be in contempt of court by the High Court on July 5....

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Swaleside prison drug smuggler jailed after ULS referral

Swaleside prison drug smuggler jailed after ULS referral

Thursday, 11 July 2019

Drug smuggler, Ayesha Hibbert is sent to prison after her original sentence was referred to the Court of Appeal....

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99 criminals have sentences increased under unduly lenient sentence scheme

99 criminals have sentences increased under unduly lenient sentence scheme

Tuesday, 09 July 2019

Law Officers challenged 140 sentences in 2018...

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Stephen Yaxley Lennon held in contempt of court

Stephen Yaxley Lennon held in contempt of court

Friday, 05 July 2019

The High Court found Yaxley-Lennon to be in contempt of court, sentencing will take place at a later date....

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Solicitor General welcomes modern slavery conviction

Solicitor General welcomes modern slavery conviction

Friday, 05 July 2019

Ignacy Brzezinski, Wojciech Nowakowski, and Jan Sadowski were sentenced to a total of 20 years 6 months' imprisonment....

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Bolton robber who broke victim’s cheekbone jailed for longer

Bolton robber who broke victim’s cheekbone jailed for longer

Thursday, 27 June 2019

Anthony Fearn has now been given an immediate custodial sentence....

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Sentence increase for teaching assistant who had sex with her pupil

Sentence increase for teaching assistant who had sex with her pupil

Friday, 14 June 2019

Freya Squires has had her sentence increased to 4 years 8 months' imprisonment by the Court of Appeal....

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Child sex offender to face custodial sentence

Child sex offender to face custodial sentence

Thursday, 13 June 2019

Louis Mireles has been sentenced to 2 years 6 months' imprisonment....

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Child rapist has minimum sentence increased to 12 years

Child rapist has minimum sentence increased to 12 years

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Peter Daniels had the minimum term of his life sentence increased by the Court of Appeal....

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Robber who repeatedly stabbed police officer to spend more time in jail

Robber who repeatedly stabbed police officer to spend more time in jail

Friday, 07 June 2019

Stephen Unsworth has had his sentence increased for offences including robbery and wounding with intent to resist arrest....

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Knifepoint robbers have sentences increased

Knifepoint robbers have sentences increased

Thursday, 06 June 2019

Carl Wood and Scott Taylor have had their sentences increased by the Court of Appeal...

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Sentence increase for fraudsters who carried out student visa scam

Sentence increase for fraudsters who carried out student visa scam

Thursday, 06 June 2019

Tashina Nayyar, Muhammed Babar Bashir and Koteswara Nallamothu were involved in two separate schemes worth over £650,000...

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Man who blackmailed teenager into sex acts has sentence increased

Man who blackmailed teenager into sex acts has sentence increased

Thursday, 23 May 2019

Jamie Pickering has been given an immediate custodial sentence of 3 years....

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Knife wielding robber who threatened to kill several women has sentence increased

Knife wielding robber who threatened to kill several women has sentence increased

Thursday, 23 May 2019

David Blyth has had his sentence increased to 13 years 6 months' imprisonment by the Court of Appeal....

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Attorney General appoints new Senior Treasury Counsel

Attorney General appoints new Senior Treasury Counsel

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Attorney General announces new appointments to Treasury Counsel....

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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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