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What happens if you're charged with a crime. Find out about the hearing, when you can be released on bail and being put in custody (on remand).
If you’re charged with a crime you’ll be given a ‘charge sheet’. This sets…
When you’re waiting for a court hearing or a trial, you might be given…
If the court decides to put you on remand it means you’ll go to prison…
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or legal professional - where to get help with papers and procedures
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
Get help if you're a victim or witness who needs to give evidence in court. Find out how to review your statement, protection you can get in court and how to claim expenses.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a Crown Court hearing.
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.
Use this form for cases sent from magistrates' court to Crown Court for trial.
Make an urgent or emergency application to get permission to make decisions for someone who lacks mental capacity including interim applications for people applying to be a deputy
Use this form to appeal to the Crown Court after a magistrates’ court bail decision.
Ask for an interpreter at a court or tribunal hearing - who's eligible, how to apply, when friends or family can act as interpreters
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