Hulme, Scott

Scott Hulme was convicted at Chester Crown Court in August 2009 of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. He received a DPP with a tariff of one year and 243 days. At the time of sentencing, he was 18.

At the time of referral, he remained subject to that sentence in custody following recall. Mr Hulme did not appeal against conviction or sentence. He applied to the CCRC in December 2025. 

Reviewing this case, the CCRC considered the impact of recent Court of Appeal judgments, in particular R v Williams [2024] EWCA Crim 686 and R v Davis & Others [2026] EWCA Crim 743, and concluded that there was a real possibility the Court would find that the sentencing judge did not give sufficient weight to the age and immaturity of Mr Hulme when assessing his dangerousness and future risk.   

The CCRC referred the sentence in October 2026.