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<p>The information requested is contained in the following tables.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence
category</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Number of sentences referred to AG</p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>Successful referral (%)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Out of time (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victim</p></td><td><p>Prosecutor</p></td><td><p>Public</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arson</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving
deaths</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firearms</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence
category</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Number of sentences referred to AG</p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>Successful referral (%)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Out of time (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victim</p></td><td><p>Prosecutor</p></td><td><p>Public</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arson</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving
deaths</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firearms</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>
</p><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence
category</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Number of sentences referred to AG</p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>Successful referral (%)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Out of time (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victim</p></td><td><p>Prosecutor</p></td><td><p>Public</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arson</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving
deaths</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firearms</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homicide</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sex</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Explanatory
notes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>It only requires a single complaint against
a sentence to trigger the unduly lenient sentence referral process. Whilst the Attorney
General’s Office may receive multiple complaints against a particular sentence, only
the source of the first complaint received is recorded. </em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p>
</p><p><em>The police direct their complaints about sentence through the CPS.</em></p><p>
</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>A “successful referral” is defined as a referral
where the Court of Appeal grants leave to appeal.</em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p>
</p><p><em>“Prosecutor” includes complaints originating from the CPS, SFO, SPA and
Local Authorities.</em></p><p> </p>
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