This is an archived version created by the National Archives in May 2010. The Framework is in two parts. Part 1 (July 2007) covers magistrates' courts and part 2 (January 2008) covers the Crown Court. It describes case management procedures, and the roles and responsibilities for operating them of administrative staff and of the defence. There are "route maps" for guilty plea cases and not guilty plea cases.

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) provides a forum for chief police officers and sets out agreed national standards and guidelines for policing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The "Professional Practice" section of the ACPO web site comprises a large collection of policy documents, guidance and manuals covering the investigation of various categories of offences, and a wide range of police activities and procedures. There is an archive of press releases, October 2010 onwards.

Bhatt Murphy is a London based solicitors' firm specialising in the protection of civil liberties. Its web site includes a number of timelines, setting out major events in a number of areas, with links to relevant legislation and case law. Subjects covered include: police misconduct, tariff setting for life sentenced prisoners, deaths in custody, immigration detention, parole hearings and the prison disciplinary system.

Following the conviction of Ian Huntley for the murder of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman at Soham in 2003, an inquiry chaired by Sir Michael Bichard examined the manner in which the police had handled intelligence about Huntley's past, and the vetting processes that had failed to prevent his employment in a school. The Bichard Inquiry Report is available here, as archived by the Institute of Education's Education Resource Archive.

Part of the Oxford University Press site, this provides online updates to one of the key practitioners' works on criminal law and procedure. Content includes both monthly and quarterly updates.

The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS) is an educational charity focusing on crime and the criminal justice system. It runs courses and conferences and publishes research papers, journals and conference reports. Most of its publications are available to download free. Following the discontinuation in 2011 of the HM Prison Service web site it now also hosts the Prison Service Journal September 2010 onwards.

The Crime Survey for England and Wales is an annual survey of the public's experience and perception of crime, reported and otherwise, in England and Wales. It was previously called the British Crime Survey.

CrimeLine is overseen by Andrew Keogh, solicitor and author of the CLSA Duty Solicitors' Manual. It provides an updating service (comprising regular alerts sent out by email) and links to free resources on criminal law and procedure.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is an independent body established in 1997 to investigate possible miscarriages of justice in the criminal courts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland and to refer appropriate cases to the appeal courts. The Case Library contains details of cases referred on to the Court of Appeal. These may be browsed alphabetically but not searched. There is a note in each case indicating whether or not the full judgment is available; if so this is via BAILII.

This report by Lord Justice Auld, published September 2001, is available here in full text, as archived by the National Archives. There is also a summary of the report.

The Criminal Defence Service (CDS) administers the present system of criminal legal aid in England and Wales. It forms part of the Legal Services Commission (LSC), which was established under the Access to Justice Act 1999 and replaced the Legal Aid Board. The Criminal Defence Service section of the LSC site contains legislation, codes of conduct and manuals, including materials relating to the Public Defender Service, and forms.

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is the government body which administers the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in England, Scotland and Wales. Its pages on the Justice portal site contain the current, 2012 scheme and the schemes of 1996, 2001 and 2008, guides to those schemes, application forms, and a brief guide to applying for compensation. To access the schemes, select "Am I eligible?".

The First-tier Tribunal (Criminal Injuries Compensation) hears appeals against awards made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Formerly known as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel (CICAP), it has since 3 November 2008 formed part of the First-tier Tribunal's Social Entitlement Chamber. This section of the Justice portal site includes the 1996, 2001 and 2008 schemes, with guidance documents; Chairman's directions, practice statements and protocol; annual reports 2001/2002 onwards; and case summaries with links to full text.

This site has been archived by the National Archives and is no longer active. The criminal justice system of England and Wales was the joint responsibility of the Home Office, the Attorney General's Office and the Ministry of Justice. The web site explains criminal justice policy and activities, with an emphasis on crime investigation and court procedure.

Subscription service. Criminal Law Week began in 1997 as a weekly printed publication and was launched online in 1998. It provides an up-to-date and comprehensive digest of developments in case law and legislation in the criminal law. Services include weekly updates and comment by James Richardson QC, editor of Archbold, a new (2006) Statutes Service, archive of over 10,000 digests from 1997 onwards, powerful search facilities, links to Casetrack full-text judgments, plus cumulative tables and subject index. The Statutes Service provides text of key criminal legislation (as amended) with full annotations (commencement dates, Hansard references and links, etc.). Criminal Law Week was acquired by Sweet & Maxwell in 2008.

The Criminal Procedure Rules (CrimPR) apply in all criminal trials in England and Wales. First introduced in 2005, they are now consolidated annually. The current rules, provided here in the Courts section of the Justice web portal, came into force on 1 October 2012; they gather together rules previously contained in over fifty Statutory Instruments. Practitioners may access from the same page the full text of the rules, the Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction, prescribed forms and amendments to the Rules.

A web portal maintained by solicitor Gavin Burrell and others, for UK criminal solicitors, which includes a case law updater, legislation updater, mailing list and download centre featuring consultation papers and responses.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was set up in 1986 to prosecute criminal cases investigated by the police in England and Wales. Its web site includes the Code for Crown Prosecutors, Legal Guidance on a variety of offences, incorporating charging standards, and many other downloadable publications, including prosecution policies for various categories of offence.

Report of the inquiry by His Honour Gerald Butler QC, published 11 August 1999.

The Central Fraud Division was formed in April 2010 by the merger of the Fraud Prosecution Division and Revenue and Customs Division of the CPS, the latter of which was itself the product of a merger between the CPS and the formerly independent Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO). The web site explains how and in what areas the CFG operates, and the Publications section reproduces legal guidance and the annual reports of the former RCPO, 2005-2008.

Famous Trials is a resource compiled by Douglas O. Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School, originally intended for his own students. It presents materials (text and images) relating to celebrated trials from many historical periods. With the obvious exception of the earliest cases, the trials selected took place in the United States. Linder provides edited transcripts of evidence and judgments, related press coverage, biographies of key participants, and bibliographies.

The Fingerprint Inquiry arose out of concerns about the identification and verification of fingerprints in the Scottish case of HM Advocate v McKie in 1999. It was announced in March 2008, was chaired by Sir Anthony Campbell, a former judge of the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland, and reported on 14 December 2011. Besides inquiring into and reporting on the facts of the McKie case itself, the Inquiry also set out to "... make recommendations as to what measures might now be introduced ... to ensure that any shortcomings are avoided in the future". The Inquiry's web site includes transcripts of hearings, evidence and other documentation in addition to the full text (pdf) of its report. Part 6 of the report comprises four chapters on the law and practice of fingerprints in Scotland.

Produced by the prison law team at Garden Court, a set of barristers' chambers based in Lincoln's Inn Fields, this occasional bulletin provides a round-up of recent cases in prison law, domestic and international. Bulletins are available from March  2011 onwards.

Subdivided by subject area, the resources provided by Garden Court Chambers comprise legislation, notable cases in which their barristers have appeared (full judgments provided) and useful links.

This pdf document, made available in the Guidance section of the Justice portal site, provides guidance to solicitors and counsel in the preparation of proceedings in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division.

This site, which is maintained by Neil Addison, barrister and co-author of Harassment law and practice, includes the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and cases and articles thereon, plus articles on various aspects of harassment: stalking, malicious communications, racial/sexual harassment, harassment at work and anti-social behaviour.

HEUNI is the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, an organisation based in Helsinki and affiliated to the United Nations, whose objective is to promote the international exchange of information on crime prevention and control among European countries. Its web site contains details of reports on crime prevention and criminal justice in Europe (many are available to download) and profiles of national criminal justice systems.

The Inspectorate publishes reports on the performance of regional prosecution services throughout England and Wales, as well as thematic reports on specific criminal justice issues, and annual reports 2000/2001 onwards. Most of its publications are available on the web site.

This part of the Treasury web site relates to work on combating money laundering and terrorism financing. The site contains minutes of various committees, relevant legislation, consultations, press releases and speeches.

The responsibilities of the Home Office include borders and immigration; drugs policy; crime and policing; counter-terrorism; national security, and equality, rights and citizenship. The Home Office section of the GOV.UK web site provides information on its activities, policies, announcements, consultations, publications and statistics. Home Office Circulars are available 2003 onwards: when conducting a publications search for these note that they are classified as the publication type "correspondence". Other publications accessible by searching include the PACE codes of practice.

Circulars issued by the Home Office from 2003 to March 2013 are available to download via this page, archived by the National Archives. The circulars can be browsed by year and number.

Set up by the International Bar Association, this web site provides detailed information on the laws of selected countries (arranged by continent/region) regarding anti-money laundering procedures, the relevant reporting body in each jurisdiction and the responsibilities of lawyers. National legislation is available in some cases, in unofficial English translations.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been responsible for the investigation of complaints and allegations of misconduct against the police in England and Wales since 1 April 2004, when it replaced the Police Complaints Authority. The IPCC's web site includes information on the role of the Commission, press releases, consultation papers, annual reports, investigation reports, and links to relevant legislation.

Innocent is, in its own words, a Manchester-based organisation which supports and campaigns for innocent people in prison in the UK. Its web site brings together useful background information (such as press reports) on a number of cases in which a miscarriage of justice may have ocurred.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an independent permanent court, based in The Hague, which tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Select "Legal Texts and Tools" to access Key texts including that of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (its founding treaty), the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, "Elements of Crimes", which details the crimes within the ICC's jurisdiction, the Code of Professional Conduct for Counsel and the Code of Judicial Ethics.

This guide, published on the GlobaLex site, is by Amy Burchfield, Head of Access and Faculty Services at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library, Cleveland State University. Last revised in July 2011, it gives, for each tribunal, background information on the conflict out of which its work arises, and information regarding online and print resources including case reports.

The Internet Journal of Criminology is a scholarly online journal edited by Dr Mike Sutton, Reader in Criminology at Nottingham Trent University. All articles are free to download in pdf.

The role of Interpol (full name: International Criminal Police Organization) is to facilitate international co-operation amongst criminal police authorities. Its web site includes detailed description of many aspects of Interpol's work, with links to the responsible subsidiary bodies; information on member states; media releases, February 2000 onwards and annual reports, 1998 onwards. The Legal Materials section (within "About Interpol") has the Constitution and general regulations, reports (i.e. legal documents adopted by Interpol's General Assembly), agreements with other organisations, and international conventions linked with Interpol's activities.

The government's white paper Justice for All (Cm 5563) on reform of the criminal justice system was published July 2002 and the reforms it proposed were embodied in the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The full text can be downloaded as a pdf file.

Intended for solicitors needing advice on anti-money laundering compliance, this section of the Law Society's web site has links to the relevant legislation, digests of recent cases, the Society's own Practice Notes, information on training events and other sources of advice, and a monthly newsletter, Anti-Money Laundering update - formerly entitled Gatekeeper.

The Magistrates' Association represents eighty per cent of the serving magistrates in England and Wales. The "About us" section features the Association's bye-laws and the annual report and accounts, 2003/2004 onwards, and "Association views" contains the Association's responses on matters likely to affect magistrates.

Nacro is the current official name (since 1999) of the charity formerly known as the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO). It works to reduce crime principally by helping ex-offenders with their housing, employment and training needs. The web site gives information on all aspects of Nacro's work. A large selection of publications are available free to download as PDFs.

This is the successor to the Criminal Justice System Northern Ireland (CJSNI) site. Here will be found information, with web site links, on the main criminal justice organisations, which include the Department of Justice, Police Service, Prison Service, Probation Board, Public Prosecution Service, Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service and Youth Justice Agency.

Following the discontinuation of the HM Prison Service site, Prison Service Orders (PSOs) and Prison Service Instructions (PSIs) are now accessible via this page of the Justice site, along with other guidance.

This page presents the current and immediately previous versions of each of the Codes issued by the Home Office pursuant to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. The codes are as follows: A. Stop and search, B. Searching of premises and seizure of property, C. Detention, treatment and questioning, D. Identification, E. Tape recording of interviews with suspects, F. Visual recording with sound of interviews with suspects, G. Powers of arrest under section 24 the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as amended by section 110 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, and H. Detention, treatment and questioning of persons under the Terrorism Act 2000, s.41 & Schedule 8. In all cases, the current and immediately previous versions of each code are reproduced here. Also included is the Addendum to Codes A-E, 2008.

The Parole Board for England and Wales is an independent body which makes risk assessments to inform decisions on the release and recall of prisoners. Available here on the Parole Board pages of the Justice portal site are the Parole Board Rules 2011, the Parole Board Rules 2004 and the Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2009 (the 2004 and 2009 Rules are now revoked), current annual report, press releases, and the Home Secretary's directions regarding release and recall.

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman investigates complaints from prisoners, those on probation, and those held in immigration removal centres. Since April 2004 the Ombudsman has also been responsible for investigating all deaths of prisoners and residents of probation hostels and immigration detention accommodation. Downloadable publications include fatal incident reports, special investigation reports, annual reports 1996-1997 onwards, and a newsletter On the Case.

The Old Bailey is the familiar name for the Central Criminal Court in London. This site contains a fully searchable digitised collection of all surviving editions of the proceedings of the court from April 1674 to April 1913, a total of nearly 200,000 trials. As well as transcripts of the text, there are digital images of the original printed page in many instances.

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS), which began operating in Northern Ireland in 2005, fulfils a similar role to that of the Crown Prosecution Service in England and Wales. The "About the PPS" section of its web site contains the Code for Prosecutors as well as information about the PPS's role and procedures. Press releases are available from 2005 onwards and reports of complaints against the PPS from 2006 onwards.

This section of the gov.uk portal gives details of government policies and initiatives on drugs, with links to other drugs-related sites. It contains information about drug laws and classifications, drugs licensing, and the work of the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs.

The Sentencing Council for England and Wales was set up in April 2010 under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to promote greater transparency and consistency in sentencing. As successor to the former Sentencing Guidelines Council and Sentencing Advisory Panel the Council is responsible for developing and monitoring "definitive sentencing guidelines" for the judiciary. All are available to download from the site's Sentencing Guidelines section.

Available here via the Department for Education web site is the report of the Doncaster Safeguarding Children Board on a very serious assault which occurred at Edlington in 2009. The victims of the assault were two boys aged 11 and 9 years old who did not know their attackers. The assault was perpetrated by two brothers aged 11 and 10 years old. Accessible from the same page are letters addressed to representatives of bodies involved by the Education Secretary. NB this verion of the report is redacted, i.e. personal names and other sensitive information (occasionally extended passages) are blanked out.

The Serious Fraud Office investigates and prosecutes serious or complex fraud and corruption in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The "About us" section includes annual reports (incorporating case notes) from 1998 onwards. The "Press Room" contains press releases from 2001 onwards: these mostly concern the outcome of prosecutions. "Our policies and publications" (in "About us") provides background material and guidance on the reporting, investigation and prosecution of serious and complex fraud.

The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is a law enforcement agency which is sponsored by but operationally independent from the Home Office. It was established on 1 April 2006, taking over the functions of the National Crime Squad (NCS) and the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS), the role of HM Revenue & Customs in investigating drug trafficking and related criminal finance, and some of the functions of the UK Immigration Service. SOCA took over from NCIS responsibility for publishing the annual UK Threat Assessment, which is available on the web site: see under "Threats".

The Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA) was formed on 1 January 2009 by a merger of the Army Prosecuting Authority, the Naval Prosecution Authority and the Royal Air Force Prosecution Authority. It initiates prosecutions and conducts proceedings in the service courts of first instance and the service appellate courts. Site content includes a brief description of the military criminal justice system. There are also recent press releases and announcements.

Harold Shipman, a former doctor, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2000 for the murder of fifteen of his patients, and died in prison 13 January 2004. Following allegations that he may have murdered many more, a public inquiry was set up under the chairmanship of Dame Janet Smith DBE. The inquiry web site, now archived by the National Archives, provides full documentation including the six reports published between July 2002 and January 2005.

This section of the gov.uk portal includes recent reports and statistical publications on criminal and police matters. It also provides access, via a link to the archived (February 2011) Home Office Research Development and Statistics (RDS) site, to many older publications including full text of Home Office Research Studies, nos 1-299 (1969-2006), Home Office Research Reports nos 1-49 (2007-2011), Home Office Research Findings nos 1-283 (1992-2008) and the Home Office Statistical Bulletin 1979-2010.

Report, published February 1999, of the inquiry chaired by Sir William MacPherson of Cluny into matters arising from the death of Stephen Lawrence on 22 April 1993. Its chief aim was "to identify the lessons to be learned for the investigation and prosecution of racially motivated crimes".

This Home Office website, archived in April 2010 by the National Archives, had the aim of providing drugs professionals with the latest news and guidance from government about its drug strategy.

This was an independent inquiry set up to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of Victoria Climbié, aged 8, while in the care of her aunt and her aunt's lover. The final report by Lord Laming, published January 2003, is available here as archived by the Department of Health.

This Factbook is an initiative funded by the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics and contains reports on the criminal justice systems in operation in forty-five countries. These are simply laid out in alphabetical order of country and are written to a common template for ease of comparison.

Dr Zeno Geradts, R&D Coordinator, Digital Evidence at the Nederlands Forensisch Instituut provides links to a wide range of sites concerned with forensic science and forensic medicine, from layman's guides to fingerprints and DNA evidence to rather more technical sites.