Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Rehman Chishti (Conservative). It was answered by Dominic Grieve (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 July 2014 on behalf of the Attorney General.
Lenient Sentences
- Question
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On how many occasions he has referred a criminal sentence to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient in the last 12 months.
- Answer
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In the period from 1 July 2013 to 4 July 2014 the sentences of 105 offenders were referred as unduly lenient and have either been heard or are due to be heard by the Court of Appeal. My office releases annual statistics for unduly lenient sentence referrals from the previous calendar year, and my office will release the 2013 statistics in the near future.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 904726
- 584 cc157-8
- Session
- 2014-15
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Appeals Sentencing
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