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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.
A collection of quarterly statistics on activity in the criminal justice system, offending histories, and biennial compendiums on the experiences of women and different ethnic groups of the criminal justice system.
Immigration staff guidance on the dress code and standards of appearance for Immigration Enforcement criminal investigators.
This document contains the following information: Code of practice for adult conditional cautions.
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
Guidance on powers of entry and how they are created or modified, using the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
Rules for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, road and boat safety
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
How road transport companies and their drivers must secure their vehicles to stop people using them to enter the UK illegally, and to avoid being fined.
Forms to use with the Criminal Procedure Rules.
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
General information including on costs assessment and remuneration for civil and crime matters.
Legal processes, courts and the police
If your car or other vehicle has seat belts you must use them, with only a few exceptions
This document contains the following information: Criminal law convention on corruption: Strasbourg, 27 January 1999 additional protocol to the Criminal law convention on corruption Strasbourg, 15 May 2003
Codes of practice are made under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to provide guidance to the officers and other persons exercising their functions under that act.
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