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House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement

Correction to a written Parliamentary answer

20 October 2022 · Attorney General

Proposed by Michael Ellis Con Northampton North

Justice & Courts

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At a glance

Key points

  • The Attorney General's Office is issuing a correction to previously inaccurate figures regarding appeals made against unduly lenient sentences.
  • The Department has identified minor corrections needed in its previous answer and has updated the statistics accordingly.
  • The Department will ensure more robust systems for data collation and quality assurance going forward.

Issue summary

The Attorney General's Office is issuing a correction to previously inaccurate figures regarding appeals made against unduly lenient sentences.

Action requested

The Department has identified minor corrections needed in its previous answer and has updated the statistics accordingly, ensuring more robust systems for data collation and quality assurance going forward.

Key facts

  • The Attorney General’s Office answered a written Parliamentary question on 23 June 2020.
  • Corrected figures were provided for appeals made against unduly lenient sentences from 2001 to 2019, with data unavailable for the year 2000.
  • New systems have been implemented to ensure accuracy and quality of published data.
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