This 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 Policies 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 2004 onwards.

London based civil liberties specialists Bhatt Murphy have created timelines on their site 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 official Bichard Inquiry web site is available here, as archived by the National Archives. It includes evidence submitted, transcripts of hearings and the final report.

Part of the Oxford University Press site, this provides online updates to one of the key practitioners' works on criminal law and procedure. A quarterly Bulletin is also available.

The British Crime Survey is available on the Home Office web site. It is an annual survey of people's experience and perception of crime, reported and otherwise.

The CCJS is an educational charity based at King's College London, publishing research papers, journals and conference reports. Most of its publications are available to download free.

Several collected accounts of crimes and criminal trials in England were published under the title "The Newgate Calendar" during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Navarre Society's five-volume Complete Newgate Calendar of 1926 contains over 500 cases collated from these earlier publications. The full text, searchable by keyword, is provided here on the web site of the University of Texas's Tarlton Law Library.

CrimeLine is an open access project overseen by Andrew Keogh, author of the CLSA Duty Solicitors' Manual. It is an updating service (comprising regular alerts sent out by email) and an encyclopaedia of  criminal law and procedure. Links to key legislation and guidance are provided to the left of the screen.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission is an independent body investigating suspected miscarriages of justice. The web site includes annual reports, 1998/1999 onwards and press releases, September 2000 onwards. The Case Library has details of cases referred on to the Court of Appeal. These may be searched by name, offence involved, or year. Some of the judgments are available in full text.

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

This is part of the Legal Services Commission site, and gives information on the system that replaces criminal legal aid. The 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. The site contains the current (2008) scheme, a guide to the scheme, application forms, and a brief guide to applying for compensation.

The criminal justice system is the joint responsibility of the Home Office, the Attorney General's Office and the Ministry of Justice. This web site explains criminal justice policy and activities (with an emphasis on crime investigation and court procedure) from the point of view of the victim, the witness, the defendant, the offender and the juror. Each section has a "virtual walkthrough", illustrating, for example, a police investigation.

This site has been designed to help, inform and advise those coming into contact with the criminal justice system. It is divided into categories and provides detailed information under the headings of victim, witness, defendant, offender, juror and young people. There are also links to the web sites for the Prison Service, Probation Board, Public Prosecution Service and Northern Ireland Court Service. CJSNI Annual Reports are available from 2004 onwards.

Subscription service. Up-to-date and comprehensive digest of developments in case law and legislation in the criminal law, also available as a weekly printed publication. Services include weekly updates and comment by James Richardson, 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 and Maxwell on 14 April 2008.

These rules came into force on 4 April 2005; 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 and prescribed forms.

A web portal maintained by 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.

CrimLinks provides classified, annotated links to resources in the fields of criminal and community justice and criminology, and also digests the latest news and publications in these areas. The links are international in scope, while the news section concentrates on the UK.

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 Group (CFG) 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.

Although responsibility for magistrates passed to the newly-created Ministry of Justice on 9 May 2007, this section of the archived DCA web site provides information (though no longer updated) on the work of magistrates and how to become one. Documents include key legislation, guidance and consultation papers. For magistrates' court addresses see the Court Information and Addresses section on Her Majesty's Courts Service's site.

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 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. The 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 digests with links to full text.

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 by HM Courts Service, 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.

The web site of the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI), a UN-affiliated organisation based in Helsinki, contains details of reports on crime prevention and criminal justice in European countries (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.

The Resource Centre > Publications & Documents contains the Prison Rules 1999 and Young Offender Institution Rules 2000, both consolidated. These are in the subdivision "General Information". Prison Service Orders (PSOs) and Prison Service Instructions (PSIs) are in a division of their own.  The site also has a news section and a comprehensive directory of prison establishments in England and Wales with instructions on how to reach them: select Prison Information>Locate a Prison.

This part of the Treasury web site relates to work on combating money laundering and terrorism financing. The site contains the papers of the Money Laundering Advisory Committee, relevant legislation, consultations, press releases and speeches.

Circulars issued by the Home Office from 2003 to date are available to download via this page. The search facility applies to the Home Office site as a whole, not to circulars specifically; otherwise circulars can be browsed by year and number.

The "publications" section contains several series on criminal or police matters, including full text of the Home Office research studies, number 1 (1969) onwards, Home Office research findings 1992 onwards and statistical bulletins 1979 onwards.

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 present system for the investigation of complaints and allegations of misconduct against the police came into being on 1 April 2004 when the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) 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. 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, and "Elements of Crimes", which details the crimes within the ICC's jurisdiction.

This Guide was produced by Amy Burchfield, an International and Foreign Law Reference Librarian at the John Wolff International & Comparative Law Library at the Georgetown University Law Center.  Published in October 2005, 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 International Criminal Justice Unit of the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre has as its object the conduct of research and teaching on the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Yugoslav and Rwanda Tribunals and hybrid courts, and on other international criminal justice matters. Included on the site is a “National Implementation Legislation Database”, covering national legislation of those states which have implemented the ICC Rome Statute.

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

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 the 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, 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 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, and "Association views" contains the Association's responses on matters likely to affect Magistrates.

The National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders is a charity aiming to reduce crime principally by helping ex-offenders with their housing, employment and training needs. The web site gives information on all aspects of their work. A large selection of briefings are available free as downloads. There are descriptions of many other NACRO publications, for some of  which a charge is made. These may be ordered separately.

This page presents the latest versions 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. Also included are the Addendum to Codes A-E (2008) and links to the 2003, 2004 and 2005 editions of the Codes.

The Parole Board is an independent body which makes risk assessments to inform decisions on the release and recall of prisoners. Available on the site are the Parole Board Rules 2004, annual reports 2002/2003 onwards, press releases, and the Home Secretary's directions regarding release and recall.

This web page, provided by the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, gives links to penal codes and equivalent instruments of countries worldwide, via an alphabetical list of countries. Note that most codes are in the original language.

PrisonReform.org provides links to government sites, campaign groups, support groups, charities and other organisations concerned with prison, prison reform and penal reform.

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 the Service's 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 web site was set up following the Criminal Justice Act 2003, and provides details of the work of two independent bodies: the Sentencing Advisory Panel and the Sentencing Guidelines Council. The Panel presents advice to the Council on particular offences or types of offence, and the Council then issues guidelines. The advice and guidelines are both available on the web site, as are consultation papers and a newsletter entitled The Sentence. 

The Serious Fraud Office investigates and prosecutes serious or complex fraud 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 procedures" (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".

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. This web site provides full documentation on the inquiry, including the six reports published between July 2002 and January 2005.

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 site 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.

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. As well as the final report by Lord Laming, published January 2003, the site provides background information and transcripts of evidence.

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.