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Get help if you're a victim or witness who needs to give evidence in court. Find out how to review your statement, protection you can get in court and how to claim expenses.
If you’re a victim of crime or a witness for the prosecution, a ‘witness…
If you’re a victim or prosecution witness, you can ask the Crown…
The court may be able to take extra steps to protect you if you: are under…
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You can ask for expenses when you go to court as a: prosecution witness -…
An explanation of the people who may be present in a Crown Court hearing.
Criminal legal aid solicitors working in police stations and youth courts will receive a pay increase to reflect the importance and complexity of their work, the Lord Chancellor has announced today (29 January 2024).
An explanation of the people who may be present in a magistrates' court hearing.
Details of the Ministry of Justice’s review of criminal legal aid, announced in December 2018.
How AFCLAA manages civilian criminal legal representation for all eligible service personnel and civilians; and how to apply for assistance.
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
The Court of Appeal has been asked to provide clarity on when a particular defence to criminal damage is available for use by protesters, the Attorney General has announced today.
Mary Cunneen has been a Non-Executive Director of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Board since April 2019. She is a lawyer by profession, starting her career as a criminal defence lawyer before moving onto specialising in human rights as director of law and policy at Liberty, Director of Anti-Slavery International, Human Rights advisor to...
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
Attorney General's guidelines for prosecutors on the use of the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud. First published 2007.
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Guides and interactive videos for defence lawyers and prosecutors on using the Digital Case System to work on Crown Court cases online.
Disclosure in criminal cases is the process to make sure that investigators and prosecutors provide defendants with information obtained during…
Attorney General's jury vetting guidelines on when to use of right of stand by and what procedure to follow.
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