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Criminal Procedure Rules:
Criminal Procedure Rules
www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/criminal/rulesmenu
Criminal Procedure Rules forms
www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/criminal/forms-2015
Criminal Practice Direction
http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/criminal-practice-directions/
Criminal Procedure Rules - What's New
http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/criminal
Funding:
Guidance on the Interests of Justice Test (pdf)
http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/legal-aid/eligibility/guidance-consideration-defence-representation-order-applications.pdf
Guidance on Means Testing
http://www.justice.gov.uk/legal-aid/assess-your-clients-eligibility/crime-eligibility/means-test
The Criminal Legal Aid Manual (pdf)
http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/legal-aid/eligibility/criminal-legal-aid-manual-Jan14.pdf
Criminal Defence Service Forms (including most up to date versions of CRM 14 and CCR 15)
http://www.justice.gov.uk/forms/legal-aid-agency/criminal-forms/applications
Online Calculator
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/criminal-legal-aid-means-testing
Legal Aid eForms
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/legal-aid-eforms
Information about the Legal Aid Agency
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency
Costs in Criminal Proceedings Practice Direction
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pd-costs-in-crim-cases-2015-consolidated-with-amendment-no1.pdf
Guidelines and codes of practice:
SRA Standards and Regulations
https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/standards-regulations/
PACE Codes of Practice A-H
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-pace-codes-of-practice
CPS Code for Crown Prosecutors 2018
www.cps.gov.uk/publication/code-crown-prosecutors www.cps.gov.uk/prosecution-guidance
Crown Prosecution Service - Legal Guidance (note the CPS website contains a wealth of information)
CPS National Protocols
https://www.cps.gov.uk/national-protocols-and-agreements-other-agencies
The DPP's Guidance on Charging 5th edition
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/charging-directors-guidance-2013-fifth-edition-may-2013-revised-arrangements
Cautioning and Diversion
Simple Caution of Adult Offenders – MoJ Guidance
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/charging-directors-guidance-2013-fifth-edition-may-2013-revised-arrangements
Simple Caution of Adult Offenders – Code of Practice
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/simple-cautions-guidance-for-police-and-prosecutors
The Director's Guidance on Conditional Cautioning
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/conditional-cautioning-adults-dpp-guidance
Crown Prosecution Service - Disclosure Manual (Revised December 2018)
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/disclosure-manual
Streamlined Summary Disclosure
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/streamlined-summary-disclosure
Attorney General's Guidelines on Disclosure (Revised March 2018)
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/disclosure-attorney-generals-guidelines
Attorney General’s guidance on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor’s role in the sentencing exercise (2012)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-acceptance-of-pleas-and-the-prosecutors-role-in-the-sentencing-exercise
Criminal Investigations and Procedure Act 1996: Disclosure Code of Practice
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-procedure-and-investigations-act-code-of-practice
Disclosure: A Protocol for the Control and Management of Unused Material in the Crown Court
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/disclosure-protocol-unused-material-crown-court
Essential Case Management: Applying the Criminal Procedure Rules
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/JCO/Documents/Protocols/applying-crim-procedure-rules-dec-2009.pdf
Attorney General's Guidelines on Witness Anonymity Orders
https://www.gov.uk/legal-guidance/witness-anonymity-directors-guidance
CPS: Guidance on offences taken into consideration
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/offences-be-taken-consideration-tics
Crown Court Compendium (2018) Part 1: Jury and Trial Management
Crown Court Compendium (2018) Part 2: Sentencing
The Victims' Code and Witness Charter
https://victimscommissioner.org.uk/advice/victims-code-and-witness-charter/
Achieving the Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/achieving-best-evidence-criminal-proceedings-guidance-interviewing-victims-and
Law Reports:
Supreme Court Judgments
https://www.supremecourt.uk/decided-cases/
House of Lords judgments (Archive)
https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/judgments/
European Court of Human Rights judgments
https://www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=caselaw/reports&c=
Westlaw (judgments database) - subscription site; most academic institutions permit students free access https://www.login.westlaw.co.uk
Lawtel (legal database) - subscription site; most academic institutions permit students free access
www.lawtel.com
Smith Bernal's Casetrack website - Judgments from the official shorthand writer to the court (Court of Appeal and Administrative Court).
https://www.thelawyer.com/issues/4-may-1998/judgments-go-online-via-smith-bernal-web-site/
Legislation:
UK Legislation general search
www.legislation.gov.uk
UK Statutory Instruments
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi
Public Bills before Parliament
https://services.parliament.uk/bills/
Important criminal justice organisations:
Justice site for legal professionals
http://www.justice.gov.uk/
Crown Prosecution Service
https://www.cps.gov.uk/
Legal Aid Agency
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency
Public Defender Service
https://publicdefenderservice.org.uk/
The Judiciary of England and Wales (incorporating the Judicial Studies Board)
www.judiciary.gov.uk
Home Office
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Her Majesty's Court Service
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-court-service
Law Society
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/
Law Society Practice Notes:
www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/
The list includes:
Criminal Procedure Rules 2015
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/criminal
Virtual Courts
https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/virtual-courts/
Defence Cost Orders
www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/defence-costs-orders/
Defence witness notices
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/defence-witness-notice/
Withdrawing from a criminal case
www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/withdrawing-from-a-criminal-case/
Solicitors Regulation Authority
www.sra.org.uk
Crime Line - low rate subscription web site - incredibly useful site, especially if you need to keep up to date on a regular basis
www.crimeline.info/legal-resources/
Criminal Cases Review Commission
www.ccrc.gov.uk
Guidance on the Police Station Accreditation Scheme
http://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/accreditation/police-station-representatives-accreditation.page
Sentencing and Sentencing Guidelines Council:
The Sentencing Council for England and Wales
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/
Click on the tab entitled: ‘Sentencing Guidelines’. Click ‘Guidelines to download’. This take you to all published sentencing guidelines including the Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Guidelines.
Magistrates Court Sentencing Guidelines
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/the-magistrates-court-sentencing-guidelines/
SGC's final guidelines on seriousness and overarching principles
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/publications/item/overarching-principles-seriousness-definitive-guideline/
Sentencing Council’s definitive guidelines for reduction in sentence for a guilty plea
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/about-us/our-work/reduction-in-sentence-for-a-guilty-plea/
Allocation Guideline 2015
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Allocation_Guideline_2015.pdf
Taking Offences into Consideration
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Definitive_guideline_TICs__totality_Final_web.pdf
Youth Justice:
The Youth Justice Board
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/youth-justice-board-for-england-and-wales
Youth Cautions
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-cautions-guidance-for-police-and-youth-offending-teams
CPS guidance on Youth Conditional Cautions
https://yjlc.uk/youth-conditional-caution/
Guidance on Referral Orders
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/young-offenders-referral-orders
Guidance for Appropriate Adults
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-appropriate-adults
Sentencing Council’s Definitive Guideline on Sentencing Children and Young People
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/web_overarching_principles_sentencing_youths.pdf