Guidance

Criminal investigation – court proceedings: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on court proceedings, for Immigration Enforcement criminal investigation teams.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 27 January 2015
• Last updated: 13 February 2023
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  1. 13 February 2023

     Version 4.0 of guidance added. Includes updates to reflect legislative changes and changes surrounding Section 41 and CPR 2020.

  2. 21 November 2019

     Updated links and made minor wording changes to guidance

  3. 27 January 2015

     First published.

Documents

Criminal investigations: court proceedings

PDF, 480 KB, 38 pages

Details

UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on:

• starting a prosecution in England and Wales
• allocating a case to court, including the type of trial
• committal proceedings
• the indictment (notice of the charges the accused will face)
• commencing criminal procedures for Scotland and Northern Ireland

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