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You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence
The courts can fine you and ‘endorse’ your driving record with penalty…
Each endorsement has a special code and is given ‘penalty points’ on a…
Endorsements stay on your driving record for 4 or 11 years depending on…
Your licence will be cancelled (revoked) if you get 6 or more points…
If you get a fixed penalty notice for a motoring offence, you do not need…
Most expired endorsements will automatically be removed from your driving…
View your driving licence record to see what penalty points you have and…
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.
You might need to tell an organisation about your criminal record when…
The information you need to give about a conviction or caution depends on:…
Use this tool to check if a conviction or caution is still on your basic…
A caution is an official warning from the police. It could be a: simple…
A court might order you to pay: a fine compensation to someone…
A court might give you a conviction for a driving offence, for example…
A court might: give you a prison sentence if you’re 18 or over give you a…
A court might give you: community service (‘community order’) if you’re 18…
A discharge is a type of conviction where a court finds you guilty but…
A court might give you a military conviction if they find you guilty of a…
Attorney General's guidelines for prosecutors on the use of the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud. First published 2007.
The offence response options documents set out the options available to every offence we regulate.
Overview of trends in the use of out of court disposals, defendants prosecuted, offenders convicted, remand and sentencing decisions in England and Wales.
Why you might be given a 'Fixed Penalty Notice' for an environmental offence by your local authority and how you can pay or challenge it
The Home Office has undertaken a review of the controlling or coercive behaviour offence, which was introduced in December 2015.
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (“the 2012 Act”) creates five new criminal offences. Section 142 - offences…
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