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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…
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Qatar and what conditions are like in prison there.
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.
What happens when the Building Safety Regulator investigates a registered building inspector.
This table outlines charges against individuals for providing unlawful immigration advice, committing fraud, and arrest warrants for failing to appear in court.
This guide provides information about being arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and what conditions are like in prison there.
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.
Guidance on the different types of compensation within the justice system.
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