Useful Links
Bar Council - the regulatory and representative body for barristers in England and Wales. It deals with the qualification and conduect rules governing barristers and those widhing to become barristers.
www.barcouncil.org.uk
Crown Prosecution Service - the Government body responsible for criminal prosecutions in England and Wales
www.cps.gov.uk
Department for Constitutional Affairs - Government department responsible for the administration of justice in England and Wales. Also the department charged with ensuring that Scottish and Welsh interests are represented withign the United Kingdom Government
www.dca.gov.uk
Her Majesty's Court Service (HMCS) - Her Majesty's Court Service is an executive agency of the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) whose purpose is to deliver justice effectively to the public. HMCS is responsible for the administration of the civil, family and criminal courts in England and Wales.
www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Home Office - Government department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales.
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Judicial Studies Board (JSB) - The Judicial Studies Board is directly responsible for training full and part-time judges in England and Wales and for overseeing the training of magistrates and chairmen and members of Tribunals
www.jsboard.co.uk
Judiciary of England and Wales - aims to provide users with an insight into the working lives of the nearly 42,000 judicial office holders in England and Wales - judges, tribunal members and magistrates
www.judiciary.gov.uk
Law Society - the body representing solicitors in England and Wales. Offers advice about professionals in your area(through the helpline) and about careers in law (through the main number).
www.lawsociety.org.uk
Magistrates' Association - the Magistrates' Associaiton represents serving, volunteer magistrates.
www.magistrates-association.org.uk
National Offender Management Service (NOMS) - The National Offender Management Service was created to ensure that court sentences are effectively implemented across organisational boundaries and that the focus is on end to end management of the offender. NOMS is also responsible for designing interventions and services for offenders that are intended to reduce reoffending and reconviction and protect the public.
www.noms.homeoffice.gov.uk
The Office for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR) is the cross-departmental team that supports all criminal justice agencies in working together to provide an improved service to the public. As a cross-departmental organisation, OCJR reports to Ministers in the Ministry of Justice, the Home Office and the Office of the Attorney General.
www.cjsonline.gov.uk
Sentencing Guidelines - this website represents the work of two closely related independent bodies, the Sentencing Advisory Panel and the Sentencing Guidelines Council. They work together to ensure that sentencing guidelines are produced which encourage consistency in sentencing throughout the courts of England and Wales and support sentencers in their decision making.
www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
TV Licensing - Information about TV Licensing, including details on when a TV Licence is required, the various concessions and payment methods available, TV dealer obligations and contact details.
www.tvlicensing.co.uk
Youth Justice Board (YJB) - the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales is an executive non-departmental public body that aims to prevent offending by children and young people under the age of 18
www.yjb.gov.uk |
