HC Deb 14 June 2004 vol 422 cc627-30W
Mr. Meacher

To 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-General

The 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.

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
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
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

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