§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Solicitor-General how many cases from each court where the sentence was judged to be unduly lenient were referred for review in each of the last three years. [168820]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe tables show the numbers of cases received by the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers and the numbers of cases referred to the Court of Appeal in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
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2001 Crown court Cases received by LSLO
Cases referred to court of appeal
Aylesbury 1 0 Basildon 1 0 Birmingham 7 3 Blackfriars 6 3 Bolton 2 2 Bournemouth 1 0 Bradford 2 1 Bristol 11 8 Burnley 1 0 Caernarfon 1 0 Canterbury 3 3 Cardiff 1 1 Carlisle 2 1 Central Criminal 14 3 Chelmsford 0 — Chester 5 4 Chichester 2 1 Croydon 1 1 Derby 2 1 Doncaster 1 1 Durham 3 0 Exeter 3 2 Gloucester 5 3 Grimsby 2 0 Guildford 4 3 Harrow 0 — Hove 0 — Hull 1 0 Inner London 2 2 Ipswich 2 2 Isleworth 1 1 Kingston 2 0 Kingston upon Hull 0 — Knutsford 1 1 Leeds 7 3 Leicester 3 2 Lewes 4 2 Lincoln 1 0 Liverpool 7 3 Luton 6 5 Maidstone 7 4 Manchester 14 11 Middlesex Guildhall 0 — Mold 1 1 Newcastle 5 3 Newport 1 1 Northampton 1 1 Norwich 1 1 Nottingham 4 1 Oxford 2 0 Peterborough 1 1 Plymouth 0 — Portsmouth 4 4
2001 Crown court Cases received by LSLO
Cases referred to court of appeal
Preston 8 3 Reading 5 4 Salford 0 — Sheffield 5 3 Shrewsbury 1 1 Snaresbrook 5 4 Southampton 1 0 Southwark 2 1 Stafford 1 1 St. Albans 2 — Stockport 0 — Stoke on Trent 1 0 Swansea 2 1 Swindon 1 1 Taunton 1 0 Teesside 5 3 Truro 0 — Warrington 0 — Warwick 2 2 Winchester 6 4 Wolverhampton 3 2 Wood Green 3 2 Woolwich 1 1 Worcester 5 3 York 3 0 629W
Crown court Cases received by LSLO
Cases referred to court of appeal
Aylesbury 0 — Basildon 2 2 Birmingham 7 2 Blackfriars 4 1 Bolton 3 0 Bournemouth 2 0 Bradford 0 — Bristol 15 6 Burnley 3 1 Caernarfon 0 — Canterbury 4 2 Cardiff 3 1 Carlisle 6 2 Central Criminal 10 4 Chelmsford 0 — Chester 2 1 Chichester 2 1 Coventry 1 0 Croydon 1 1 Derby 6 4 Doncaster 0 — Dorchester 1 1 Durham 1 0 Exeter 3 0 Gloucester 1 1 Grimsby 2 2 Guildford 2 2 Harrow 5 5 Hove 0 — Hull 3 1 Inner London 2 0 Ipswich 1 0 Isleworth 0 — Kingston 2 0 Kingston upon Hull 0 — Knutsford 0 — Leeds 6 2 Leicester 4 3
Crown court Cases received by LSLO
Cases referred to court of appeal
Lewes 6 3 Lincoln 2 0 Liverpool 3 1 Luton 2 2 Maidstone 4 4 Manchester 20 10 Middlesex Guildhall 0 — Mold 1 1 Newcastle 9 2 Newport 0 — Northampton 3 2 Norwich 7 3 Nottingham 8 4 Oxford 9 3 Peterborough 0 1 Plymouth 3 2 Portsmouth 3 1 Preston 9 3 Reading 8 5 Salford 0 — Sheffield 3 1 Shrewsbury 1 — Snaresbrook 5 3 Southampton 3 1 Southend 1 1 Southwark 1 0 Stafford 1 1 St. Albans 2 0 Stockport 0 — Stoke on Trent 0 — Swansea 1 0 Swindon 3 2 Taunton 5 2 Teesside 7 2 Truro 2 1 Warrington 0 — Warwick 1 0 Whitehaven 1 0 Winchester 6 1 Wolverhampton 5 2 Wood Green 0 — Woolwich 2 2 Worcester 3 1 York 0 — 630W
Crown court Cases received by LSLO
Cases referred to court of appeal
Aylesbury 4 2 Basildon 1 0 Birmingham 5 2 Blackfriars 3 1 Bolton 10 0 Bournemouth 1 0 Bradford 2 1 Bristol 22 10 Burnley 1 0 Caernarfon 0 — Cambridge 1 0 Canterbury 3 0 Cardiff 3 2 Carlisle 4 1 Central Criminal 6 3 Chelmsford 1 0 Chester 1 1 Chichester 0 — Coventry 0 —
Crown court Cases received by LSLO
Cases referred to court of appeal
Croydon 1 0 Derby 2 1 Doncaster 2 2 Dorchester — — Durham 0 — Exeter 1 0 Gloucester 3 3 Grimsby 3 1 Guildford 3 2 Harrow 1 0 Hove 1 0 Hull 2 0 Inner London 6 4 Ipswich 0 — Isleworth 1 0 Kingston 7 4 Kingston upon Hull 1 1 Knutsford 0 — Leeds 3 2 Leicester 3 2 Lewes 2 0 Lincoln 0 — Liverpool 7 4 Luton 1 0 Maidstone 7 5 Manchester 24 3 Middlesex Guildhall 2 1 Mold 0 — Newcastle 3 1 Newport 1 0 Northampton 1 1 Norwich 3 2 Nottingham 3 1 Oxford 2 0 Peterborough 1 1 Plymouth 2 0 Portsmouth 1 0 Preston 1 0 Reading 10 3 Salford 1 0 Salisbury 1 0 Sheffield 2 0 Shrewsbury 2 0 Snaresbrook 2 2 Southampton 3 0 Southend 0 — Southwark 2 2 Stafford 0 — St. Albans 0 — Stockport 1 0 Stoke on Trent 1 0 Swansea 2 1 Swindon 1 0 Taunton 2 1 Teesside 7 3 Truro 1 1 Warrington 1 1 Warwick 1 0 Whitehaven 0 — Winchester 9 4 Wolverhampton 4 0 Wood Green 3 2 Woolwich 2 0 Worcester 1 0 York 1 1