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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 6 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Homicide and Rape: Convictions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions of (a) murder, (b) attempted murder and (c) rape were (i) increased and (ii) decreased under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme in the last five years.

Answer

The number of convictions for murder, attempted murder and rape for which the Court of Appeal increased a sentence under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme in the last five years is set out below. No sentences for murder, attempted murder and rape were decreased under the scheme during this period.

(a) murder

2021

Increased: 8

Decreased: 0

2022

Increased: 5

Decreased: 0

2023

Increased: 0

Decreased: 0

2024

Increased: 6

Decreased: 0

2025

Increased: 3

Decreased: 0

2026 (to date)

Increased: 1

Decreased: 0

(b) attempted murder

2021

Increased: 3

Decreased: 0

2022

Increased: 0

Decreased: 0

2023

Increased: 0

Decreased: 0

2024

Increased: 0

Decreased: 0

2025

Increased: 1

Decreased: 0

2026 (to date)

Increased: 3

Decreased: 0

(c) rape

2021

Increased: 6

Decreased: 0

2022

Increased: 7

Decreased: 0

2023

Increased: 9

Decreased: 0

2024

Increased: 15

Decreased: 0

2025

Increased: 29

Decreased: 0

2026 (to date)

Increased: 13

Decreased: 0

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
15931
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Convictions Homicide Rape Sentencing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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