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Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2009

Links to useful websites

Useful Links

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DCA Criminal Procedure Rules site contains the Rules and associated material such as the Protocol on Heavy Fraud and Complex Criminal Cases, Prescribed Forms and the Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction.

Her Majesty's Court Service site contains links to material on Practice Directions, court reports, court lists, XHIBIT information and other guidance.

The UK Statute Law Database (SLD) is the official revised edition of the primary legislation of the United Kingdom made available online.

Office of Public Sector Information includes free access to legislation since 1987 in unamended form.

BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute) contains freely accessible transcripts of a wide range of recent judgments, searchable by name or reference, and statutes since 2000 to which the judgments are linked.

Parliamentary Bills a list of all current public Bills and access to the full text of each published Bill.

Crown Prosecution Service includes up-to-date good practice guides, access to the CPS Code and relevant job listings

Criminal Cases Review Commission the independent public body set up to investigate suspected miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Judicial Studies Board includes specimen directions, guidance on various topics and the Adult Court bench Book.

Sentencing Guidelines Council includes links to the SGC Guidelines, notes of consultations and the Guideline Judgments Case Compendium.

Criminal Law Solicitors Association the site of the association.

Legal Services Commission includes links to material for practitioners and the public on the Criminal Defence Service.

Criminal Justice System Online includes information for witnesses, defendants, jurors and offenders (including a "prison walkthrough") on the workings of the system and the part expected of them and is a useful point of reference for inexperienced clients.

Law Officers (Attorney-General and Solicitor-General) includes Attorney-General's Guidelines and comment for the law officers.

Home Office the central site for all Home Office areas of responsibility.

Magistrates' Association news of developments affecting magistrates and practice in magistrates' courts.

Association of Chief Police Officers includes guidance and good practice guides, particularly in its policies section.

European Court of Human Rights includes general information, judgments and pending cases.