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Under the disregards and pardons scheme, you can get a historic conviction for same-sex sexual activity removed.
Statistics on historical same-sex sexual conviction disregards and pardons.
Honours can be taken away from people who have done something to damage the honours system’s reputation. Taking an honour away is called ‘forfeiture’.
Compendium of re-offending annual statistics
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
Victims going through the Crown Court better supported to recover from crime and get closure with free access to transcripts of judges’ sentencing remarks.
Guidance for individuals about automatic disqualification rules, what to do if you become disqualified and how to apply for a waiver.
New laws will end automatic release for badly behaved offenders and strengthen community punishment.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
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