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  • A dangerous driver who killed a pregnant woman and her unborn baby after filming himself driving at speeds in excess of 100mph has had his sentence increased.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A convicted sex offender has been ordered to spend longer in prison after his case was reviewed by the Court of Appeal.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A drug dealer who sold cocaine worth nearly half-a-million pounds before fleeing to evade arrest has his sentence increased after Court of Appeal intervened.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Stephen Parkinson will be the new Director of Public Prosecutions and head of the Crown Prosecution Service the Attorney General has announced today.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A man who got behind the wheel with a lethal cocktail of alcohol and drugs in his system before killing a girl he had met on the same night has had his sentence increased.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The Solicitor General Michael Tomlinson KC MP delivers an opening address at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime on 4 September 2023.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A woman who permanently blinded a taxi driver in one eye after a frenzied attack with her high heels has been jailed for three years.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A predatory rapist who was caught on CCTV stalking his victim before dragging her off the street to attack her will now spend longer in prison.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A violent attacker who brutally assaulted a woman before locking her in her home and setting fire to the carpet has had his sentence increased.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A hairdresser who sexually assaulted two teenage work experience students will be jailed after his suspended prison sentence was quashed by the Court of Appeal

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Three gang members who bought a gun intending to use it in a dispute against rival criminals have had their sentences increased.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The Attorney General and Solicitor General met government lawyers in Manchester.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A pioneering unit which aims to help tackle gang-related violence in the West Midlands is helping community safety as the Attorney General Victoria Prentis KC MP discovered visiting Birmingham this week.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • THE support offered to Manchester’s survivors of rape and serious sexual offences was the topic for the Attorney General this week as she visited the new-world class facilities the city has to offer.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • As part of the 2023 Law Tour, the Law Officers visited the growing government legal hub in Manchester

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The Law Officers visited Nottingham prosecutors as part of the Law Tour 2023.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The parents of a 16-year-old girl who died after she was neglected have been ordered to serve longer in prison following a review of their sentences.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The Solicitor General, Michael Tomlinson KC MP, provides a statement on the case of Thomas Cashman.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A man who killed two passengers after driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol has been ordered to serve an extended sentence.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A banned driver who killed a cyclist and left him for dead has his prison term increased after the Court of Appeal reviewed the original sentence.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government