Chapter 13 Web links

Information about Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service can be found here:
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service/about

This is a link to Sir Brian Leveson’s Review of Efficiency in Criminal Proceedings (January 2015):
www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/review-of-efficiency-in-criminal-proceedings-20151.pdf

The Criminal Procedure Rules and Practice Directions can be found here:
www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/criminal/rulesmenu-2015

This is a link to the most recent version of the Sentencing Council’s Allocation Guideline:
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/publications/item/allocation-guideline-revised/

The Attorney General publishes Guidelines on Disclosure, which are designed to ensure the proper and fair disclosure of material by the prosecution in criminal cases. The latest version of these guidelines can be found on the CPS website:
www.cps.gov.uk/legal/a_to_c/attorney_generals_guidelines_on_disclosure/

The Judicial Studies Board provides a ‘Compendium’, containing guidance for Crown Court judges when directing a jury in a criminal case:
https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/crown-court-bench-book-directing-the-jury-2/