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Documents relating to the Criminal Justice Bill introduced in the House of Commons on 14 November 2023.
Updates for legal professionals on updates to the Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions.
Apply for a Very High Cost Case (VHCC) contract.
This collection contains immigration staff guidance about the criminality and detention service.
The function of NCIS was to gather and analyse intelligence data in order to provide insight and intelligence to national police forces. Its role was subsequently taken over by the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
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).
What to do with the papers and documents to be used in a criminal case.
A sophisticated network of UK-funded cameras worth £1.6 million has been installed on the Albania-Kosovo border to tackle illegal migration and criminal gangs.
This guidance is for officials who may be considering creating new criminal offences or amending existing criminal offences.
This page contains criminal legal aid statutory materials, the 2010 Standard Crime Contract, contractual arrangements, criminal legal aid guidance, claim codes.
Topical criminal justice publications.
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 codes of practice regulate police powers and protect public rights.
New criminal offences statistics in England and Wales
Use this form to appeal against a Crown Court conviction.
The Office for Criminal Justice Reform is the government body that supports criminal justice agencies in working together to provide an improved service to the public.
Use this form to give notice that you are abandoning proceedings instituted under section 9(11) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987, section 35(1) of the Criminal Procedure and investigations Act 1996 or section 47(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
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