Mr BP

Mr BP was convicted in February 2003 of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16, gross indecency with a child, and making an indecent photograph of a child. Mr BP received a total sentence of 11 years’ imprisonment, with a custodial six years before a five year licence period.

The CCRC received an application for review of Mr BP’s sentence in December 2005.

Following review, the CCRC concluded that a consecutive sentence had been erroneously passed in conjunction to an extended sentence, in breach of accepted sentencing guidelines laid down by the Court of Appeal.

The CCRC considered that the likely manner in which the court would dispose of the matter (by quashing the consecutive sentence but proportionately increasing the custodial part of the extended sentence) would, nonetheless, result in a year being taken off Mr BP’s licence period due to the statutory maximum for the offences in question.

The CCRC referred the sentence in August 2006.

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal in November 2006.