A civil recovery order (CRO) is an order available to recover the proceeds of crime through action in the High Court, rather than the criminal court,...
Any informal request or formal application for the return of property seized by an investigating authority during a criminal investigation will depend...
Possessing extreme pornographySimple possession of extreme pornography is an offence under section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008...
The introduction of trial by a single justice was a response to a belief, on the part of the government, that the use of two or three justices to deal...
The offence of aggravated vehicle-takingA person is guilty of aggravated vehicle taking if:•they take a conveyance without the owner's or other lawful...
The offence of possession of a bladed articleThe offence of having a bladed article in a public place can be tried in either the magistrates' court or...
This Practice Note explains the main fitness to practise hearing before the Health and Care Professions Tribunal (HCPT). It deals with preparation for...
The rules relating to the form of indictments and the procedure for their creation and adoption are contained in the following: •the Indictments Act...
The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (CJPOA 1994) permits the court to draw an adverse inference from the failure of a defendant, following...
Search on arrest–away from the police stationA person who has been arrested at a place other than a police station may be searched by a police officer...
A suspect's fingerprints can always be taken if they consent. Where the suspect is at the police station and gives consent for their fingerprints to...
Familiarity with stop and search powers is important because where a search leads to an arrest, the legality of the stop and search that preceded it...
Additional requirements have been imposed by the courts where investigators have sought to exercise their powers under section 352 of the Proceeds of...
What is a restraint order?A restraint order is a preventive measure imposed in support of any confiscation order that may be or has been made. It is...
Any informal request or formal application for the return of property seized by an investigating authority during a criminal investigation will depend...
Authorising and ordering intimate searchesAn intimate search is the physical examination of any of the suspect’s body orifices other than the mouth....
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak....
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the response to the COVID-19 outbreak. In particular,...
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