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Model paragraphs to create an order containing instructions about what must happen before a civil court trial takes place.
Operational update on Single Justice Procedure train company prosecutions.
The Chief Inspector of Prisons triggered the urgent notification process for HMP Swaleside on 17 December 2025.
Requirements and guidance for the use of the Police National Computer (PNC) by staff in prisons that have been authorised by the police to use PNC.
Policy and guidance for prisons on ensuring prisoners are provided with consistent and unbroken healthcare throughout their time in the prison system.
Guidance for medical practitioners. This guidance should be used for deaths that occurred in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, and where the cremation is to take place in England or Wales.
How to manage burial grounds and cemeteries, including laws you need to follow, health and safety rules, and access rights
Ministry of Justice’s revised Welsh Language Scheme sets out how, in the conduct of public business and the administration of justice in Wales, the English and Welsh languages will be treated on a basis of equality.
A leaflet for police forces to give to victims of crime setting out what they can expect from the criminal justice system.
Guidance on investigating and learning lessons from incidents of serious self-harm or assault in prison.
Guidance to support the publication of Family Court Statistics Quarterly
Guidance on the creation and coming into force of the Sentencing Code.
Guidance for crematorium medical referees on how to fill in cremation forms.
Rules and guidance on consulting staff about occupational health, safety and fire (OHSF) issues.
Standard direction order templates to use in multi-track building dispute cases that are not being transferred to the Technology and Construction Court.
1 Cromwell Court, is a Probation Interventions Hub, within the Greater Manchester region.
Melton Mowbray Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the East Midlands region.
Meadowfield House, is a probation contact centre, within the Kent, Surrey & Sussex region.
Updates relating to the Early Legal Advice Pilot
The Youth Justice Sports Fund provides funding to local sport schemes, to support young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system.
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