The rules relating to the form of indictments and the procedure for their creation and adoption are contained in the following: •the Indictments Act...
OmissionA defendant must be shown to have had the relevant mental state of mind or intention at the time that the act comprising offence is committed....
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance impacted by the Scottish government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. For information...
Voluntary bill of indictmentAn indictment may, exceptionally, be preferred (ie served on a Crown Court) by the direction or with the consent of a High...
Offending behaviour programmesAn accreditation system for offending behaviour programmes (OBPs) was introduced by the prison service in 1996. OBPs are...
What is a disclosure order?A disclosure order is, in general terms, an order authorising a request for information with which the recipient is obliged...
What is a disclosure order?A disclosure order is, in general terms, an order authorising a request for information with which the recipient is obliged...
Customer information ordersA customer information order requires a financial institution to, on being required to do so by notice in writing given by...
The government has published a series Codes of Practice which provide guidance to investigators on the use of investigatory powers under the Proceeds...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note is not being maintained. It tracked the passage of the Bill through Parliament to its publication as an Act, and...
Understanding what may constitute criminal property is critical to understanding the principal money laundering offences under sections 327, 328 and...
Tipping off and prejudicing an investigationIt would undermine the benefit to the authorities if, a suspicious activity report (SAR) having been made,...
Investigatory orders available under POCA 2002, Pt 8The orders available under the Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) (investigative...
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (MLR 2019), SI 2019/1511 which implement the provisions of the Fifth Money...
This Practice Note outlines counter-terrorist financing provisions (CTF), including the offences and obligations contained in the Terrorism Act 2000...