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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Guidance for prison and probation staff on working with offenders to create a plan of activities aimed at reducing the risks of reoffending.
Before Plea Protocol for a Pre-Sentence Report and request form.
Use this form to appeal to the Crown Court against a conviction, or a conviction and sentence.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
New Sentencing Code to help prevent unlawful sentences being handed out.
Guidance for members of the Office of Parliamentary Counsel and government drafters on the Sentencing Code.
This document sets out the mandatory actions to be undertaken in relation to Post Sentence Supervision, following release on licence.
Child sex offence cases saw the greatest number of prison sentence increases by the Court of Appeal last year the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has announced.
Secretary of State guidance for pre-sentence restorative justice
Trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife and offensive weapon offences.
The number of sentences examined by the Attorney General in 2014 as unduly lenient, including the outcome and details of the cases
A predatory rapist who was caught on CCTV stalking his victim before dragging her off the street to attack her will now spend longer in prison.
Tougher sentences for cowardly killers delivered a year on from Wade Review.
Use this form to give notice and grounds for appeal, or apply for permission to appeal, against a sentence.
The Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill paves the way for the introduction of the Sentencing Code – a consolidation of sentencing procedure.
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