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First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Justice Minister Sam Gyimah announces plans to double the maximum sentence for stalking.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This note explains the maximum fine for certain offences under the Licensing Act 2003 has been removed by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012.
A teenager who attacked a boy using acid has received an increased sentence under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A sex offender has had his sentence increased following intervention by the then Solicitor General, The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP.
Two West Midlands farmers who neglected their livestock have been successfully prosecuted following an investigation by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
A man from Greater Manchester has received an increased sentence for child cruelty after his case was referred under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
Zeshan Akhtar has had his sentence tripled following an intervention by the Solicitor General, the Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP.
Christopher Fenton has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General, the Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP, thought his original sentence was too low.
The offender will now serve 8 years in prison for child cruelty offences
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
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