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The Criminal Records Bureau is now part of the Disclosure and Barring Service
A collection of quarterly statistics on activity in the criminal justice system, offending histories, and biennial compendiums on the experiences of women and different ethnic groups of the criminal justice system.
Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018.
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
Use this form to give notice and reasons for appealing, or apply for permission to appeal, against a disposal after a finding that the defendant did the act or made the omission charged.
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10 years old. Children are treated differently from adults, are dealt with by youth courts and sent to special secure centres for young people.
The Criminal Procedure Rules govern the way criminal cases are managed, and set out the processes of the criminal courts. The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice .
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is an independent public body that reviews possible miscarriages of justice in the criminal courts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland and refers cases to the appeal courts. CCRC is an executive non-departmental public...
Latest news about the Criminal Procedure Rules, the Criminal Practice Directions and the Rule Committee.
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