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Guidance on broadcasting sentencing hearings by the media and the Crown court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020.
Child sex offence cases saw the greatest number of prison sentence increases by the Court of Appeal last year the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has announced.
The Sentence Review Commissioners in Northern Ireland has been appointed to oversee and regulate the early release of certain prisoners convicted during the period of civil unrest.
Trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife and offensive weapon offences.
Two people have been sentenced for operating illegal waste sites in Yorkshire following an Environment Agency investigation.
The power to refer high-risk prisoners to the Board, in place of automatic release, is set out in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
The number of sentences examined by the Attorney General in 2016 as unduly lenient, including the outcome and details of the cases.
23965 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: This request relates to the ruling of R v Wiles…
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
Guidance for prison and probation staff on working with offenders to create a plan of activities aimed at reducing the risks of reoffending.
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