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This guidance is for officials who may be considering creating new criminal offences or amending existing criminal offences.
What happens if you're charged with a crime. Find out about the hearing, when you can be released on bail and being put in custody (on remand).
If you’re charged with a crime you’ll be given a ‘charge sheet’. This sets…
When you’re waiting for a court hearing or a trial, you might be given…
If the court decides to put you on remand it means you’ll go to prison…
New criminal offences statistics in England and Wales
This treaty was presented to Parliament in November 2022.
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.
Documents you need when you get asked for a criminal record check when applying for a role
How to check if your criminal record will affect your licence application, and the information you need to provide for our criminality checks.
Use this guide to understand laws introduced to encourage businesses to prevent their representatives helping clients evade tax.
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.
This circular sets out detail of the new criminal offences in the Online Safety Act 2023.
Factsheets to help you understand your criminal record and whether it affects the jobs you can apply for.
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.
Find out about the criminal offences relating to offshore income, assets and activities and what can happen if you're convicted.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
Annual update of statistics on counting new criminal offences created by government departments in England and Wales.
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
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