Mr GG
Mr GG was convicted in March 2014 at St Albans Crown Court of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, rape, unlawful wounding, rape of a child, and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
He received a sentence of 23 years’ imprisonment comprising of an extended sentence of 21 years to run consecutively to a non-extended sentence of six years. A sexual offences prevention order was also imposed.
Mr GG applied to the CCRC for a review of his sentence in July 2022.
Mr GG had spent 202 days on qualifying curfew monitored by an electronic tag before he was sentenced.
Under the provisions of section 240A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, he should have been entitled to have half a day per qualifying day counted against his sentence, but this credit was not deducted.
Following review, the CCRC concluded that there was a real possibility the Court of Appeal would reduce Mr GG’s sentence in relation to the number of days he spent on qualifying curfew.
The CCRC referred the sentence in July 2024.
The Court of Appeal reduced the sentence in May 2025.