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This treaty was presented to Parliament in June 2013.
2018 to 2019 AssetPlus experimental statistics.
A drug dealer who sold cocaine worth nearly half-a-million pounds before fleeing to evade arrest has his sentence increased after Court of Appeal intervened.
Proposals for more effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Trends in cautioning, sentencing, and the prison population of knife or offensive weapon possession offences.
The restaurant owner was jailed in 2023 for fraud and an offence under the Companies Act
Trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife and offensive weapon offences.
Thousands of offenders on community and suspended sentences will no longer be able to secretly change their name as part of tough new rules to protect the public.
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) provides legal advice and support to the Attorney General and the Solicitor General (the Law Officers) who give legal advice to government. The AGO helps the Law Officers perform other duties in the public interest,...
A fundamental shake-up of the justice system that takes dangerous offenders off the streets for longer while rehabilitating lower risk offenders has been outlined today by Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk.
Society’s most depraved killers will face life behind bars with no chance of being released, under tough plans announced by the Prime Minister.
The Parole Board reconsideration mechanism was launched on 22 July 2019. This allows parties to the case to apply for reconsideration of a parole decision.
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