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<p>The number of offenders referred to the Court of Appeal in 2013 and 2014 are set
out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offenders
referred to the Court of Appeal</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders whose sentences were considered unduly lenient
and whose sentences were increased by the Court of Appeal in 2013 and 2014 are set
out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offenders
whose sentences were unduly lenient</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offenders
whose sentence was increased</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Detailed information on the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme was published on
the Attorney General’s Office website on Thursday 11 June 2015. The information can
be accessed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office</a>.</p><p>
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