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Last updated 30 January 2017.
Trends in the use of out of court disposals, defendants prosecuted, offenders convicted, remand and sentencing decisions, and offender histories in England and Wales.
Determine financial eligibility for legal aid: check household income, calculate living costs, enforcement action, apply for hardship or eligibility review.
Timetable when cloud video platform (CVP) is scheduled to be available at Crown Courts.
The Criminal Records Bureau is now part of the Disclosure and Barring Service
Find out how you should prepare for a telephone or video court or tribunal hearing and what to expect on the day.
Statistics produced by a range of agencies relating to the experience of women within the criminal justice system.
Domestic homicide review online learning for frontline practitioners.
The notice of rights and entitlements sets out a person's rights while in police detention and is issued in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act Code of Practice C, paragraph 3.2.
Parents can get in trouble with the law if their child gets arrested - find out about parenting programmes, Parenting Contracts and Parenting Orders
The Criminal Procedure Rules govern the way criminal cases are managed, and set out the processes of the criminal courts. Criminal Procedure Rule Committee is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice .
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
The Military Court Service provides a criminal court for the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force in the Court Martial, Summary Appeal and Service Civilian Court.
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.
The Criminal Finances Act gained Royal Assent on 27 April 2017.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is an independent public body that reviews possible miscarriages of justice in the criminal courts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland and refers cases to the appeal courts. CCRC is an executive non-departmental public...
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.
Payments on account in civil cases, inquests, police station remote attendance, mental health tribunals, family hearings, and travel and mileage.
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