The rules relating to the form of indictments and the procedure for their creation and adoption are contained in the following: •the Indictments Act...
This Practice Note explains the main fitness to practise hearing before the Health and Care Professions Tribunal (HCPT). It deals with preparation for...
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...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance impacted by the Scottish government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. For information...
The right to bailThe Bail Act 1976 (BA 1976) gives a general right to bail to:•any person appearing before a magistrates’ court, youth court or Crown...
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...
The power of the court to order the forfeiture of property under the PCC(S)A 2000The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 is the principal...
Any informal request or formal application for the return of property seized by an investigating authority during a criminal investigation will depend...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note is for background information only and is not being maintained. No new financial reporting orders can be made in...
This Practice Note explains the powers available to deal with anti-social behaviour in an environmental context, in particular those introduced by the...
The power of the court to order the forfeiture of property under the PCC(S)A 2000The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 is the principal...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the response to the COVID-19 outbreak. In particular,...
The Sentencing Council has published offence specific sentencing guidelines for use in the magistrates’ courts and Crown Courts in England and Wales...
This Practice Note considers spent convictions and rehabilitation periods under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (ROA 1974). It also considers...
Revocation for breach of community orderUnder the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003) a Crown Court or magistrates' court has the power to revoke a...
Determinate sentences of imprisonmentA determinate sentence of imprisonment is a fixed term of imprisonment. An offender with a determinate sentence...
This Practice Note provides an introduction to the Sentencing Council’s General Guideline—overarching principles (the General guideline), which should...
The Sentencing Council has published offence specific sentencing guidelines for use in the magistrates’ courts and Crown Courts in England and Wales...
Sentencing corporate offendersThe Sentencing Council (SC), whose role it is to issue sentencing guidelines (see Practice Note: Sentencing—Sentencing...
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