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This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Includes being charged with a crime, cautions, community sentences and police powers
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.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
A bogus immigration lawyer with no licence to practise has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for exploiting at least 19 victims for huge financial gain.
Guidance on the creation and coming into force of the Sentencing Code.
The different types of court - magistrates' court, Crown Court and youth court - the crimes they deal with and the level of sentences they can give.
Tougher sentences for cowardly killers delivered a year on from Wade Review.
Offenders in Wales with low-level mental health issues will be required to address them as part of a government scheme to tackle a major root cause of crime.
Information relating to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act which received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
This guide provides information about being arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and what conditions are like in prison there.
The ‘You be the Judge’ (YBTJ) website aims to show how judges and magistrates decide on the sentences they pass.
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
The Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review undertaken by independent reviewer Clare Wade KC and the government response.
How to challenge a decision by a magistrates' court. Including how to get a fine reviewed, if you did not know about your case, how to appeal to the Crown Court.
An outline of the parole process
A violent attacker who brutally assaulted a woman before locking her in her home and setting fire to the carpet has had his sentence increased.
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