Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Robert Buckland and Rebecca Harris

Thursday 25th February 2016 Commons Chamber

[The Solicitor General]

I remind the hon. Lady that that report related to a particular period from a year to 18 months ago, and since then the CPS has taken huge strides both in increasing the number of prosecutors and in improving the methods by which cases are assessed and managed.

[Rebecca Harris (Castle Point) (Con)]

6. How many times the Law Officers referred a criminal sentence to the Court of Appeal for review on the grounds that it was unduly lenient in the last year.