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The police or Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) can give you a caution (warning) or a penalty notice if you commit a minor crime
Guidelines for police officers and Crown Prosecutors on how and when to issue a simple caution for minor offences or first-time offenders.
Stricter rules to govern how police use cautions will ensure they should only be used for minor, first-time offences under a new code of practice published today (2 August).
This document contains the following information: Code of practice for adult conditional cautions.
This document contains the following information: Code of practice for youth conditional cautions.
This ad-hoc statistical notice presents additional analysis on the use of adult cautions, and has been produced as supporting evidence for the Adult Simple Cautions Review.
A consultation seeking views on the draft Code of Practice for Diversionary and Community Cautions.
Use this letter to get evidence a partner has been cautioned by police for domestic violence against you, if you're applying for legal aid.
Simple police cautions should not have been taken into account by the armed forces in dealing with service personnel during the period December 2008 to September 2011.
Lodging a caution against first registration and dealing with caution titles (practice guide 3).
This guidance explains how to use sobriety conditions to deal with low-level crime. It is based on experiences with the sobriety pilot scheme.
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
How and when to use out-of-court disposals. The informal and formal options as well as the decision-making process. It also covers how to respond to issues such as non-engagement. It explains the Child Gravity Matrix and who to involve, including...
Form CT1: caution against first registration.
Application form WCT to withdraw a caution.
This document contains the following information: Draft Revised code of practice for conditional cautions - adults
This guidance will identify whether a case is unsuitable for a youth conditional caution and where an alternative should be used.
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