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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) made a wide-ranging set of changes within various areas of the MOJ portfolio.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
Disciplinary procedures your employer has at work - disciplinary hearings, appeals, suspension, dismissal and help and advice
The police or Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) can give you a caution (warning) or a penalty notice if you commit a minor crime
How to volunteer as a magistrate, who can and cannot apply, the application form, and what magistrates do in court.
This policy framework applies for any adjudications begun on or after 31 May 2024 and includes rules and guidance for prison staff on how to carry out a disciplinary hearing when a prisoner is alleged to have broken prison rules....
Guidance on carrying out a disciplinary hearing when a prisoner is alleged to have broken rules. It applies only to cases that started before 1 February 2019.
If you've been the victim of a crime, you have the right to privacy, to make a personal statement and to contact the police and be kept informed about the investigation.
This information is provided to help British nationals make decisions about getting medical advice and reporting a rape or sexual assault in Russia.
This guide provides information about being arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and what conditions are like in prison there.
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.
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