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What happens if you're charged with a crime. Find out about the hearing, when you can be released on bail and being put in custody (on remand).
If you’re charged with a crime you’ll be given a ‘charge sheet’. This sets…
When you’re waiting for a court hearing or a trial, you might be given…
If the court decides to put you on remand it means you’ll go to prison…
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
OISC has created a table containing charges related to providing unlawful immigration advice or fraud and the arrest warrants of those who failed to appear at court.
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.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
This guide provides information about being arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and what conditions are like in prison there.
The different types of court - magistrates' court, Crown Court and youth court - the crimes they deal with and the level of sentences they can give.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Vietnam.
Guidance on the different types of compensation within the justice system.
Forms to use with the Criminal Procedure Rules.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Laos.
Attorney General's guidelines for prosecutors on plea discussions and presenting a plea agreement to the court in serious fraud cases.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10 years old. Children are treated differently from adults, are dealt with by youth courts and sent to special secure centres for young people.
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