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Scores of Crown Court rooms to reopen across the country now restrictions have ended Temporary ‘Nightingale Court’ rooms extended into 2022 Meanwhile ministers unveil plan to cut crime and build safer communities Full details here

As ever, your CLSA Committee have been hard at work for you over the last year, and we know that each and every one of you has done the same in these unprecedented times where were it not for our hard working members burning the candle at both ends, the system would...

Keith Borer Consultants celebrated 40 years in business in 2020. With over 35 experts covering all aspects of forensic science and collision investigation, the team can bring a wealth of expertise and experience to your case. The digital forensics team includes...

The Assault and Attempted Murder Offences sentencing guidelines published by the Sentencing Council come into force on 1 July 2021. The guidelines cover assault offences including common assault and attempted murder, and new guidance for assault on emergency workers....

The Sentencing Council has launched a consultation on a new guideline for sentencing offenders convicted in England and Wales of importing prohibited or restricted firearms. The guideline covers importation of firearms and ammunition under two Customs and Excise...

Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face Criminal Legal Aid Services from October 2022.

The Sentencing Council have today publised a consultation on revised sentencing guidelines for Burglary Offences The proposed sentencing guidelines, which apply to adult offenders, are listed below: domestic burglary (section 9, Theft Act 1968) non-domestic burglary,...

NPCC - JIIP Letter to All Forces

The LAA have announced they intend to end the Duty Solicitor Contingency arrangements from the end of September. Although the timing is not great given the new variants are causing some concern, we had urged the LAA to give as much notice as possible to allow firms to...

An update has been added to the GOV.UK page for the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid . This can be located under the “Terms of Reference” section. The update provides an overview of some of the ways Sir Christopher is gathering evidence on the key issues...