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The Court of Appeal today sentenced child sex offender Matthew Ian Bell to 3 years in prison after overturning his original suspended sentence.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
James Davis will spend longer in prison for causing the death of a baby by dangerous driving.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Jaime Alejandro Garcia-Perez has had his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following a referral by the then Solicitor General.
The Court of Appeal finds two rape sentences unduly lenient and increases them by a total of 16 years.
A well-known rapper who ran a county drugs line operation has received an increased prison sentence after his case was referred to the Court of Appeal.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Jordan Taylor has had his sentence increased at the Court of Appeal following intervention by the Solicitor General, the Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP.
Jamie Moreno was previously sentenced to 3 years and 2 months’ imprisonment for sexual assault
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) is to change its name on 1 April to the Government Legal Department
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Three men who were part of a gang that stabbed a man to death have had their sentences increased after the Solicitor General, Alex Chalk QC MP referred the case to the Court of Appeal.
A Portsmouth man has been sentenced to an immediate prison term for abusing his partner.
The Attorney General has appointed Andrew T. Cayley as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Inspectorate (HMCPSI).
A school bus driver who took photos of young girls and was found guilty of attempting to arrange a child sex offence has had his sentence increased.
A man who killed a father and son had his sentence 's minimum term increased by five years after it was referred to the Court of Appeal.
The Attorney General has announced that Nick Ephgrave QPM will be the new Director of the Serious Fraud Office.
Dariush Behdarvandi-Aidi has had his sentence increased following intervention by the Attorney General, Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP.
A violent prisoner in HMP Preston who threw boiling water in the face of a nurse today had his sentence increased to 11 years in jail
Four men have been jailed for longer after the Solicitor General referred their original sentences to the Court of Appeal
Samuel Moulder has his sentence increased by four years
Speech by Dominic Grieve QC MP
European institutions should ensure they abide by the rule of law, says the Attorney General.
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