Unduly Lenient Sentences

Part of Attorney General – in the House of Commons at on 16 September 2021.

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Photo of Suella Braverman Suella Braverman The Attorney-General

In 2020 my office received, and as the Law Officers we reviewed, 552 referrals under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. Ninety-seven of those were referred to the Court of Appeal and 61 sentences were increased. In February, I was proud to present in the Court of Appeal a case in which the victim was raped while in a relationship, and I was successful in increasing the defendant’s sentence. It is important that victims report these crimes and that justice is seen to be done.