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Sentence increased by 4 years for child abuser, Usmaan Ahmad
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
After the Solicitor General's referral today, Wesley Usherwood has his sentence increased by 2 years and 9 months.
Owen Scott has his minimum term increased from 13 years and 188 days to 24 years after the Solicitor General's intervention.
Phillip Edward Derham has had his sentence increased to 8 years.
Ahmed Hassen Abdoule has his sentence increased by 4 years.
Lenham Griffith will spend 3 years longer on licence because of the Solicitor General's action.
Peter Morrison has his sentence increased by two years following the Solicitor General's action.
The UK Government’s senior Law Officers are referring Devolved Brexit legislation to the Supreme Court
Rapist, Sezer Keser, has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General referred it for being too low
Mark Thompson, currently the SFO’s Chief Operating Officer has been appointed as the Interim Director and will take on the role from 21 April.
Recruitment campaign launches to find the next DPP
DPP, Alison Saunders CB, will stand down in October 2018 after serving her full term.
A former private boarding school teacher who sexually abused 4 of his pupils has had his sentence increased
Shakaiyah Swindells, who was part of a Sheffield trio who assaulted and imprisoned a vulnerable victim has had his sentence increased
A burglar has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, referred it for being too low
Vandross Williams has prison term increased to 13 years
Nicholas Adair has his sentence increased after the Solicitor General's appeal.
Leon Smith's sentence is increased after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, intervenes.
Andrei-Catalan Mamaliga and Ovidou Mamaliga have their sentences increased after the Solicitor General's intervention.
Theodore Johnson's sentence is increased after the Solicitor General's intervention today in the Court of Appeal.
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