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tabling member printed	Philip Davies
answer › answer text	%3Cp%3EWhether or not a judge has correctly applied the law is a matter for the Court of Appeal alone. It is the responsibility of the Government to uphold the independence of the judiciary and that includes the judicial decision making process. %3Cbr%3E %3Cbr%3EThe unduly lenient scheme currently allows anyone to ask for a Government Law Officer to consider referring a sentence to the Court of Appeal for consideration that it was unduly lenient. The scheme applies to all indictable-only offences and a specified selection of either-way offences sentenced at the Crown Court.%3C%2Fp%3E
max date	2016-10-19
answer › answering member printed	Mike Penning

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16/09/2015

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Ministry of Justice

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Justice

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Sentencing: Appeals

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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures are in place in his Department to consider the implications of a decision by the Court of Appeal that a sentence has been unduly lenient; and what steps his Department takes in relation to the judge in the case concerned as a result of such a ruling.

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Shipley

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Philip Davies

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10394

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is ministerial correction

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12/10/2015

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<p>Whether or not a judge has correctly applied the law is a matter for the Court of Appeal alone. It is the responsibility of the Government to uphold the independence of the judiciary and that includes the judicial decision making process. <br> <br>The unduly lenient scheme currently allows anyone to ask for a Government Law Officer to consider referring a sentence to the Court of Appeal for consideration that it was unduly lenient. The scheme applies to all indictable-only offences and a specified selection of either-way offences sentenced at the Crown Court.</p>

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Hemel Hempstead

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Mike Penning

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12/10/2015 09:45:10

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label	Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

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label	Biography information for Sir Philip Davies