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Use this form for witness requirements in Crown Courts.
How to complain about a legal adviser by using their procedure or through contacting the Legal Ombudsman.
Report a rape or sexual assault to the police or a Sexual Assault Referral Centre - find out what happens next and the support available
Apply for parole if you're a young offender - who can apply, how to apply, help with parole, appeal against a decision
Use this form to introduce evidence of a defendant’s bad character.
Form for asking to be paid money held in a Court Funds Office account as part of an offer to settle a damages claim.
Use this form to introduce evidence of a non-defendant's bad character.
You can register for the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS) if you have a wrongful conviction that has been quashed.
Use these forms for plea and trial preparation hearings (PTPH) in Crown Courts.
Use this form to apply to exclude evidence of a defendant’s bad character.
Use this form to apply to the magistrates’ court or Crown Court to state a case for an appeal to the High Court.
Form for making a one-off payment from money in a Court Funds Office account, if you're looking after someone's money as a deputy.
Use this form to appeal against a Crown Court conviction.
Get compensation if you've been injured, a victim of crime or because of unfair working conditions
Find out whether your biometric data is likely to be on a police database - fingerprints, DNA sample, kept after arrest, crime, conviction
You can now apply online to become a magistrate. Paper application forms are no longer being accepted.
Use this form for statutory declarations under section 72(2) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
Use this form to introduce hearsay evidence.
Use this form for cases sent from magistrates' court to Crown Court for trial.
Victims of a serious crime by someone detained due to mental illness can ask to submit an impact statement and for conditions to be attached to their release.
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