Victims and bereaved families will be given six months to challenge “unduly lenient” sentences handed to criminals, under changes announced by David Lammy. Relatives of murder victims campaigned for the government to scrap the 28-day time limit to submit a formal request after an offender is sentenced. Lammy, the lord chancellor and justice secretary, said the change was in recognition that in the immediate aftermath of a heinous crime, grieving families and traumatised victims cannot also be expected to engage with the justice system within a month. The unduly lenient sentence scheme allows any member of the public to refer
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