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  • Coventry killers face longer in jail

    Murderers Stephen Weeks and Drew Thorpe have had their sentences increased following ULS referral

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Solicitor General's speech at Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime

    The Solicitor General discusses preventing and controlling economic crime in the modern world

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Schemes to tackle hate crime in the North West pay off

    Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP visits the North West of England to look at what is being done to tackle hate crime

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New panel launched to drive legal education

    Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP has launched a new panel to drive forward legal education initiatives.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Role of Law Officers on Devolution and Bills

    The Solicitor General spoke to Public Law Wales on the role of the Law Officers on Devolution and Bills

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Conference of overseas territories Attorneys General

    Chair's closing statement

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Solicitor General Robert Buckland visits CPS North East to speak about hate crime

    The Solicitor General will encourage victims to report hate crimes during a visit to Crown Prosecution Service offices in Newcastle.

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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 2015 to 2016 Cameron 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

  • 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

  • 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