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Use this form to introduce evidence of a defendant’s bad character.
Use this form to introduce evidence of a non-defendant's bad character.
Use this form to apply to exclude evidence of a defendant’s bad character.
This page has four documents to help you understand what you need to do if you are charged with a crime and told to go to a magistrates’ or Crown Court.
Use these forms for plea and trial preparation hearings (PTPH) in Crown Courts.
Form Crown Court preliminary hearing form (multiple-defendants): Crown Court preliminary hearing form: multiple defendants (Section 28).
Use this form for recognizance of a defendant's surety on appeal to the Supreme Court.
Use this form for a defendant to apply for prosecution disclosure.
Use this form to appeal to the Crown Court after a magistrates’ court bail decision.
Use this form to object to evidence of a non-defendant’s bad character.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
Defence Ground Rules Hearing Form - multiple-defendants (Section 28).
This small-scale, qualitative report provides an initial exploration of the perceived effects of unrepresented defendants in the Crown Court.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of Central Funds.
Use this form if you want permission to be helped by a 'McKenzie friend' (defendant’s assistant) during a hearing in a criminal court.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a Crown Court hearing.
Use this form for a defendant to apply to vary or revoke a restraining order.
Form CH37: Enforcing charging order (multiple defendants).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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