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This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Includes being charged with a crime, cautions, community sentences and police powers
Cowardly domestic abusers will continue to face time behind bars under legislation laid in Parliament today which will also see the most horrific murderers face life behind bars and rapists locked up for longer.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
A bogus immigration lawyer with no licence to practise has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for exploiting at least 19 victims for huge financial gain.
Guidance on the creation and coming into force of the Sentencing Code.
Offenders in Wales with low-level mental health issues will be required to address them as part of a government scheme to tackle a major root cause of crime.
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.
Tougher sentences for cowardly killers delivered a year on from Wade Review.
Information about the pre-sentence report pilot in 15 magistrates’ courts.
Information relating to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act which received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
This guide provides information about being arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and what conditions are like in prison there.
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
An outline of the parole process
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
The ‘You be the Judge’ (YBTJ) website aims to show how judges and magistrates decide on the sentences they pass.
How to challenge a decision by a magistrates' court. Including how to get a fine reviewed, if you did not know about your case, how to appeal to the Crown Court.
The Sentencing Bill consolidates existing sentencing legislation in England and Wales into a new Sentencing Code.
Cowards who kill their partners with sexual violence will face longer behind bars as the government continues to clamp down on domestic abuse against women.
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