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The Attorney General’s Office will review your request and decide whether to send it to the Court of Appeal.

You can check the outcome of unduly lenient sentence referrals on GOV.UK (opens in new tab).

If you or a family member are directly involved in a case and we have been informed of this, you will be informed of the outcome of the decision made by the Attorney General or the Solicitor General. Please note, if a case is sent to the Court of Appeal, the court will decide whether the sentence should be increased or remain the same.

Are you a victim of crime? Understand your rights here: victimscode.org.uk (opens in new tab).