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The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
If you’re sent to prison for 2 or more crimes, you’ll usually get a…
A suspended prison sentence is served in the community instead of in…
A determinate prison sentence is for a fixed length of time. It includes a…
An indeterminate prison sentence does not have a fixed length of time.…
If you’re found guilty of murder, a court must give you a life sentence. A…
If you’re under 18 you’ll be treated differently to adults by a court. You…
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 2 May 2024.
Choose a unique name that people will remember when they want to make a donation or to volunteer.
The Civil Service competency framework, sets out how we want people in the Civil Service to work.
How to use chatbots and webchat tools to improve your users’ experience of your service.
What happens if you're given a community sentence or community service. Find out about Community Payback and the rules of your community sentence.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Information for schools and local authorities about scaled scores and the expected standard for the optional key stage 1 national curriculum tests.
Helping public health practitioners conducting evaluations – developing a logic model to represent how your intervention works.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
The targets we set each year to measure our performance and progress.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Find out about the long-term effects some people can have after having COVID-19.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Sarah Crowther, Deputy Judge of the High Court on 24 May 2024.
Information for schools and local authorities about scaled scores and the expected standard for the 2023 national curriculum tests.
Using an ecological momentary assessment to evaluate your digital health product.
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
Guidance about how to become a marker for the key stage 2 (KS2) English and mathematics tests.
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