Guidance and regulation

Common Platform allows the police, judiciary, solicitors, barristers and criminal justice agencies to access and edit case information.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Updated: 27 June 2023

The Victims' Code focuses on victims' rights and sets out the minimum standard that organisations must provide to victims of crime.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 29 February 2024

• Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England and Wales (Victims' Code)

  Summary of Victims’ Rights 1. To be able to understand and to be…

Find out more about our reform programme, including how to stay updated on progress.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Updated: 23 February 2024

How you can expect to be treated by the police if you are a witness to a crime or incident, and if you are asked to give evidence in a criminal court.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 10 December 2013

This is the summary of the decision following the parole review for Glyn Razzell

• From: Parole Board
• Updated: 26 September 2023

The agreement between HMPPS, the National Police Chief’s Council and the CPS on the referral, investigation and prosecution of crimes committed in prisons.

• From: Crown Prosecution Service and 2 others
• Updated: 27 September 2023

The Parole Board Rules 2019 were introduced on 22 July 2019 and apply to all parole cases referred to the Parole Board on or after that date.

• From: Parole Board
• Updated: 20 June 2019

This guidance supports Parole Board panels in identifying when a specialist report may be required and in making directions for specialist reports.

• From: Parole Board
• Updated: 8 February 2024

How to use the common data standards for the criminal justice system (CJS) in England and Wales.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 18 March 2024

This guidance relates to prisoners who have been transferred from England and Wales to another United Kingdom jurisdiction and vice versa.

• From: Parole Board
• Updated: 8 February 2024

Guidance for judges, defence lawyers and prosecutors on accessing the professional Wi-Fi network in criminal courts in England and Wales.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and 1 others
• Updated: 6 July 2015

Guidance to provide advice to Parole Board members who may find themselves appointed to a hearing which is to be held in public. 

• From: Parole Board
• Updated: 7 February 2024

Professional and public user groups working with us on aspects of the HMCTS Reform Programme, including collaboration on new development proposals.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Updated: 29 February 2024

Fact sheets on our progress in the crime jurisdiction.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Updated: 7 March 2024

Keeling schedules for the Criminal Justice Bill 2023.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 19 January 2024

Extradition Act 2003 Codes of Practice and Code of Practice for Non-UK Extradition Transit.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 22 February 2021

Circulars for the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 4 March 2016

Review of financial impositions in the criminal courts, Terms of Reference.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 19 February 2016

This document contains the following information: Draft Revised code of practice for conditional cautions - adults

• From: Closed organisation: Office for Criminal Justice Reform
• Updated: 9 July 2009

Memoranda on the European Convention on Human Rights and Delegated Powers.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 6 February 2014