PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Sentencing: Appeals (8 February 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Attorney General, what criminal convictions he has referred to the Court of Appeal as being unduly lenient in the last five years for which figures are available.
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Answer
Annual data for the cases that have been referred to the Court of Appeal are publicly available for the years 2014-2016 on the gov.uk website at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=attorney-generals-office.
In 2017, 173 cases were referred to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient.
In 2018, 140 cases were referred to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient, although two of those cases are yet to be heard.
Answered by:
Sir Robert Buckland (Conservative)
14 February 2019
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