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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
If you buy a pet dog or cat, it’s important that you make checks to help combat the illegal trade in pet animals.
Protecting staff, passengers and property on public transport: police roles, CCTV and witness evidence use, tools to restrict anti-social acts
Probation is when you serve a court sentence in the community, and can include unpaid work or being supervised after coming out of prison
The rules for legal aid providers, including the interests of justice and means tests, relevant legislation, and making an application.
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
The act will ensure that law enforcement and intelligence agencies have the powers they need to help keep the country safe from the threat posed by terrorism and hostile state activity.
Disciplinary procedures your employer has at work - disciplinary hearings, appeals, suspension, dismissal and help and advice
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
This information is provided to help British nationals make decisions about getting medical advice and reporting a rape or sexual assault in Russia.
Tougher sentences for cowardly killers delivered a year on from Wade Review.
Cowardly domestic abusers will continue to face time behind bars under legislation laid in Parliament today which will also see the most horrific murderers face life behind bars and rapists locked up for longer.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
The UK and other OSCE participating States mark the 21st World Day against the Death Penalty at the OSCE.
Parents can get in trouble with the law if their child gets arrested - find out about parenting programmes, Parenting Contracts and Parenting Orders
Society’s most depraved killers will face life behind bars with no chance of being released, under tough plans announced by the Prime Minister.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered out of school club, nursery or other type of daycare on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
This White Paper sets out the government’s proposals for important changes to the sentencing and release framework in England and Wales.
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