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The UK is joining a core group of partners to shape thinking on how to ensure criminal accountability for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The offender was part of a sophisticated drug operation
Samuel Moulder has his sentence increased by four years
Kevin Porter was found with more than 4,000 indecent images of children on his devices
Michael Egan facing four years in jail after sentence increased
Amrit Jhagra facing longer in prison for stabbing a teenager and adult to death
The offender will now spend more than a year in prison.
A training programme for Ukrainian judges set to conduct trials for war crimes has begun as part of UK efforts to secure justice for the country’s citizens.
Attorney General Victoria Prentis spoke at a conference on the legal response to Russia’s war with Ukraine
The offender had originally been handed down a suspended sentence but will now have to serve an immediate prison term.
The offender will serve longer in prison after new sentence handed down
A man who raped a victim will spend longer in prison after his sentence was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
The Attorney General wishes to remind everyone of the requirement not to publish material, including online, which could jeopardise the defendants' right to a fair trial
The SFO has made significant progress towards better record keeping, case assurance and resourcing
Justice Ministers from across G7 nations signed a pledge of unwavering solidarity to the war-torn country.
The offender will now serve his sentence concurrently
Both offenders will serve longer prison sentences for child cruelty following a referral of their cases under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme
Both offenders will serve longer prison sentences after their sentences were referred under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme
The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis MP has been sworn in as Attorney General following her appointment last month
The Attorney General's Office has published the annual Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) statistics for 2021
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