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The Chief Inspector of Prisons triggered the urgent notification process for HMP Exeter on 30 May 2018.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has commissioned a review of the youth justice system in England and Wales.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Last updated 30 January 2017.
Outlines guidance to practitioners to enable proper implementation of the requirements of the Armed Forces Act 2006.
These are the Rules of the Supreme Court (RSC) - Schedule 1.
The new Practice Direction (36R) supplementing the Family Procedure Rules 2010 changes Practice Directions 2C and 5B. It comes into force in May 2020.
Changes to the Victim Surcharge which are due to take effect on offences committed on or after 1 October 2012.
Commencement of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 which comes into force on 2 July 2012.
Addition of Royal Park offences to penalty notice for disorder scheme following the approval of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.
Guidance for criminal justice agencies on the new offence of squatting in a residential building.
Commencement of the new referral order provisions in Section 79 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
Commencement of sections 122 - 128 to and Schedules 18 - 22 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
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This document contains the following information: Guidance for summoning officers when considering deferral and excusal applications
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee's FOI scheme.
From 1 October 2014, the majority of support services for victims will be provided at a local level by Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs).
The Information Commissioner and the Secretary of State for Justice have agreed on Memoranda of Understanding.
Memoranda on the European Convention on Human Rights and Delegated Powers.
Secretary of State guidance for pre-sentence restorative justice
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