When Can a Criminal Sentence Be Increased? Exploring the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme

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When Can a Criminal Sentence Be Increased? Exploring the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme

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The latest episode of Full – Comment Corker Binning’s General Crime podcast hosted by partners Edward Grange and Danielle Reece-Greenhalgh – is now live.  Most people know a convicted defendant can appeal a sentence. Far fewer realise that, in certain cases, the prosecution can also ask for a sentence to be increased.

This episode explains how the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) Scheme operates, why the threshold is deliberately high, and why Parliament has chosen to expand the rights of victims from 29 June 2026. It also explores a broader question. Is the criminal justice system becoming increasingly willing to reopen decisions that were once regarded as final?