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Cowardly criminals who try to evade the final moment of justice will be ordered into the dock to attend their sentencing – and will face longer behind bars if they refuse to appear.
How road transport companies and their drivers must secure their vehicles to stop people using them to enter the UK illegally, and to avoid being fined.
The police or Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) can give you a caution (warning) or a penalty notice if you commit a minor crime
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
Actions taken by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) to enforce financial sanctions.
The rules for legal aid providers, including the interests of justice and means tests, relevant legislation, and making an application.
Related statement, guidance and correspondence.
The Lord Chancellor, the Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP, gave a statement to the House of Commons on criminal justice in England & Wales.
Child sex offence cases saw the greatest number of prison sentence increases by the Court of Appeal last year the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has announced.
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly
This Brief examines whether corporal punishment in schools is associated with lasting effects on children’s cognitive development
Use this form to apply for a person to be punished for contempt of court after breaching a court order.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
The latest periodic report to the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT).
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