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  • Attorney General Speech at the Royal Courts of Justice

    Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP's speech at the Lord Chancellor's swearing in ceremony

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Ministerial appointments July 2016: Attorney General

    Jeremy Wright QC MP will continue as Attorney General.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Solicitor General speech on Hate Crime

    A speech by Solicitor General Robert Buckland to the Public Policy Exchange Symposium on effectively tackling Hate Crime.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Two jurors found guilty of contempt of court

    Two jurors found guilty of contempt of court were sentenced to suspended prison terms after a hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice today.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • 4 more years in jail for violent Witham man

    A violent offender who carried out a number of brutish assaults in Essex town centres sentenced to spend an extra 4 years in jail

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Doncaster rapist to spend twice as long in jail

    A man who imprisoned and raped a woman in Doncaster will have to twice as long in prison after the Court of Appeal increased his prison sentence to 8 years’ imprisonment.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prisoner who threw boiling water at nurse sentenced to 11 years jail

    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

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • North London attacker sentenced to life in prison

    A violent offender who carried two brutal attacks using bottles and a pair of scissors as weapons was today sentenced to life imprisonment.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Footballer found guilty of contempt of court

    A semi-professional footballer who was caught tweeting about playing football 24 hours after making a dishonest insurance claim for whiplash today admitted contempt of court.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Leeds robber has prison term more than doubled

    A robber from Leeds who violently attacked and strangled his elderly uncle today had his jail term more than doubled to 9 years’ imprisonment after a referral by Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • West Midlands gang to spend 50+ more years in jail

    16 Birmingham gang members who supplied guns and ammunition to criminals across the country will be spending over 50 more years in prison following a Court of Appeal decision today.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Security and countering violent extremism on the agenda at the Quintet of Attorneys General in Washington

    The Attorneys General and other ministerial representatives from 5 countries recently met in Washington DC to discuss continued successful cooperation on a range of national security measures.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The Attorney General on who should decide what the public interest is

    The Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP spoke at University College London's Law Faculty on his role as a guardian of the public interest

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • David Green’s contract extended by 2 years

    David Green CB QC, Director of the Serious Fraud Office, to have his contract extended by 2 years

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Margate man has prison term increased for stabbing attack

    A man who carried out a stabbing attack outside the Lido club in Margate last year was today sentenced to an increased prison term by the Court of Appeal.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Burnley rapist sentenced to two and half more years in jail

    A Burnley man who raped a woman during a night out had his 3 year prison sentence increased to 5 and a half years by the Court of Appeal.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Reading teenager sentenced to life in prison for attempted murder and rape

    The Court of Appeal has today increased the unduly lenient sentence of Callum Stroomer to life in prison with a minimum of 13 years for the vicious attempted murder of two teenage girls while he was on bail for the rape and …

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Child sex offender sent to prison after suspended sentence is overturned

    The Court of Appeal today sentenced child sex offender Matthew Ian Bell to 3 years in prison after overturning his original suspended sentence.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Rapist sentenced to 3 years in jail after appeal

    A man convicted of historical rape charges was today sentenced to serve 3 years in prison after the Court of Appeal overturned his original two year suspended sentence.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • London woman has manslaughter sentence increased

    Sarah Sands today had her prison sentence for the killing of convicted paedophile Michael Pleasted increased to seven and a half years’ imprisonment by the Court of Appeal.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government