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A West Midlands policeman and his two accomplices who claimed terrorists were going to kidnap a fellow officer were today sentenced to a cumulative 6 extra years in jail.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Attorney General to defend Brexit legal challenge in the High Court
Chair's closing statement
The Court of Appeal today increased the sentence of Evesham child sex offender Daniel Mills after an intervention by Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP.
Individuals providing certain evidence to the Undercover Policing Inquiry can do so without fear of prosecution
The Attorney General on the threat faced today from economic crime and how the UK Government is addressing it
More than 100 offenders had their prison sentences lengthened following referrals by the Attorney and Solicitor General to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme during 2015.
All Bona Vacantia’s IT systems will be unavailable on Thursday 11 August
The Solicitor General will encourage victims to report hate crimes during a visit to Crown Prosecution Service offices in Newcastle.
Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP's speech at the Lord Chancellor's swearing in ceremony
Jeremy Wright QC MP will continue as Attorney General.
A speech by Solicitor General Robert Buckland to the Public Policy Exchange Symposium on effectively tackling Hate Crime.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Two jurors found guilty of contempt of court were sentenced to suspended prison terms after a hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice today.
A violent offender who carried out a number of brutish assaults in Essex town centres sentenced to spend an extra 4 years 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.
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
A violent offender who carried two brutal attacks using bottles and a pair of scissors as weapons was today sentenced to life imprisonment.
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.
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.
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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