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Determine financial eligibility for legal aid: check household income, calculate living costs, enforcement action, apply for hardship or eligibility review.
A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Criminal Case Management forms including hearing forms.
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018.
How to claim compensation if you've been seriously injured in a violent crime using the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) scheme.
Get a criminal record check if you’re an approved driving instructor (ADI) and want to renew your registration
Today the SIA announced the award of £72,000 from its grant for good causes fund to 7 registered charities and community interest companies across the UK.
The CPS is responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police and other investigative authorities, in England and Wales. CPS is a non-ministerial department.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
This circular sets out detail of the new criminal offences in the Online Safety Act 2023.
Assaulting a retail worker to be made a standalone criminal offence.
How to apply for a basic DBS check to get a copy of your criminal record, and what you must provide. It costs £18.
Guidance on interviewing victims and witnesses, and guidance on using special measures.
We hear appeals from proceedings in the Crown Court. We hear appeals against: convictions in the Crown Court sentences given by the Crown Court (even if the conviction was in a magistrates’ court) confiscation orders imposed by the Crown Court...
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of Central Funds.
Guidance for prosecutors and investigators on their asset recovery powers under Section 2A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
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