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This series brings together all documents relating to Other
Statutory Instruments that relate to the Criminal Procedure Rules.
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.
All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court. Cases are heard by…
A Crown Court: normally has a jury which decides if you’re guilty or not…
A youth court is a special type of magistrates’ court for people aged…
Includes being charged with a crime, cautions, community sentences and police powers
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
If you are found guilty of a crime, your sentence will depend on a number of factors, including the type, seriousness and circumstances of the crime.
This series brings together all documents relating to crime statistics.
Latest information about procedures rules for magistrates' courts and the Crown Court not replaced by the Criminal or Family Procedure Rules.
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.
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