§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Attorney-General in how many cases in 1997 appeals against over-lenient sentences resulted in an increase in sentence. [48325]
The Attorney-GeneralIn 1997, the Law Officers referred the sentences imposed on 70 offenders to the Court of Appeal for their sentences to be reviewed under the provisions of section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988. Of the References that have been heard, sentences have been increased in respect of 43 offenders. One References was withdrawn. Three References are yet to be heard.