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This policy framework sets out rules and guidance on the use of approved restraint techniques and restrictive physical interventions for staff at secure settings and escort providers in the Youth Custody Service (YCS).
Check timescales for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to process your work (eg prior authority application, graduated fee claims).
Apply for a Very High Cost Case (VHCC) contract.
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Policy and guidance on responding to requests from prisoners to get married or enter into a civil partnership.
Sets out considerations that apply to the exercise of powers of entry.
Colchester Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the East of England region.
Five Wells is a privately run male prison in Wellingborough.
Plymouth Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the South West region.
Use this service to find and view domestic homicide review documents that are available to the public.
Mitre House – Great Dover Street, is a probation contact centre, within the London region.
Peninsular House, is a probation contact centre, within the East of England region.
This guidance is for parents and family members involved in family court proceedings. It explains transparency orders and reporting of cases by certain journalists and lawyers.
NCTAS-P sets standards for explosives detection dog team accreditation in the private security sector.
This policy framework ensures that transgender individuals are treated with respect and sensitivity while they are in custody, and that the safety of anyone in our care, transgender or not, is prioritised.
Fees for applications to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber).
Information around which organisation to use for criminal record checks in the UK and overseas.
Information about accessibility of the Disclosure and Barring Service's services and documents.
Leicester Probation Office, is a probation contact centre, within the East Midlands region.
Rules for how cases are handled in the General Regulatory Chamber, which deals with appeals against government regulators.
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