Attorney General Richard Hermer KC has decided to refer the sentences of three boys convicted of raping two girls in Fordingbridge to the Court of Appeal.
The court will now decide whether the sentences were unduly lenient and whether they should be increased.
The decision follows significant public concern about the case.
Mr Hermer said the girls had shown “immense bravery” in coming forward and said the victims and their families were informed before the decision was announced more widely.
The three boys were previously given youth rehabilitation orders after being convicted at Southampton Crown Court.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says two girls at the centre of the Fordingbridge rape cases have shown “extraordinary bravery”.
Man pleads guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving
Calls grow for rape sentence review
Heat-health alert issued for South West
Stars Appeal trekkers overcome challenges expected and unexpected in India
Hundreds set to take part in Race for Men this Sunday
Catastrophic Bleed Kits Installed at ALABARÉ Homes During Knife Crime Awareness Week
Wiltshire Council celebrates 50,000 children trained through Bikeability programme
Walk for Wards passes 1,000 sign-ups
