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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Forms to use with the Criminal Procedure Rules.
Statutory Instruments that relate to the Criminal Procedure Rules.
What happens if you're given a community sentence or community service. Find out about Community Payback and the rules of your community sentence.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Philippines.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
Extradition processes and agreements between the UK and other countries, role of the Secretary of State, High Court and Supreme Court.
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).
It's illegal to drive if you're unfit to do so because you're on legal or illegal drugs, or you have certain levels of drugs or medicine in your blood
Latest news about the Criminal Procedure Rules, the Criminal Practice Directions and the Rule Committee.
This page contains an overview of the Serious Crime Act and supporting documents.
Probation is when you serve a court sentence in the community, and can include unpaid work or being supervised after coming out of prison
Latest information about procedures rules for magistrates' courts and the Crown Court not replaced by the Criminal or Family Procedure Rules.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Wikeley on 08 May 2024
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence
Includes being charged with a crime, cautions, community sentences and police powers
The police have to follow strict rules if you're arrested, questioned or charged with a crime - you can get legal advice at a police station
The police or Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) can give you a caution (warning) or a penalty notice if you commit a minor crime
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