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Complete this form to resume a prosecution when a patient becomes fit to plead.
Pleading not guilty in the magistrates' court and youth court.
Attorney General's guidelines for prosecutors on plea discussions and presenting a plea agreement to the court in serious fraud cases.
This document details the government response to the Law Commission’s Unfitness to Plead report.
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
Plead guilty or not guilty to a traffic offence
Find out about single justice procedure notices and how you should respond.
Before Plea Protocol for a Pre-Sentence Report and request form.
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.
OISC has created a table containing charges related to providing unlawful immigration advice or fraud and the arrest warrants of those who failed to appear at court.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
How to challenge a decision by a magistrates' court. Including how to get a fine reviewed, if you did not know about your case, how to appeal to the Crown Court.
Guidance on the different types of compensation within the justice system.
In this report the Law Commission makes recommendations for reform of the whole unfitness to plead framework.
Insolvency Service secures convictions against five individuals involved in a complex fraud and money laundering scheme.
What happens if you're given a community sentence or community service. Find out about Community Payback and the rules of your community sentence.
Three men from Leicestershire and one from Nottingham have pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence.
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