Attorney General's Office

Unduly Lenient Sentence statistics

The Attorney General's Office publishes Unduly Lenient Sentence data annually. This data includes the number of sentences examined, the outcome and details of the cases. Unduly Lenient Sentence data from before 2009 can be found at The National Archives.

Unduly Lenient Sentence annual data

These files contain details of the sentences referred by the Law Officers to the High Court, including the offenders, offences, court where the original case took place and whether or not the sentence was increased.

Unduly Lenient Sentence Data 2010 (CSV 17KB)
Unduly Lenient Sentence Data 2009 (CSV 24KB)

Unduly Lenient Sentence year-on-year statistics

This file contains year-on-year data of the numbers of sentences referred to the Attorney General, including those not referred to the High Court, and the outcomes.

Unduly Lenient Sentence Statistics 2001 - 2010 (CSV 1KB)


Responsibility for Unduly Lenient Sentences in Northern Ireland passed to the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland in April 2010. Northern Ireland Unduly Lenient Sentence statistics from before 2010 can be found at The National Archives.