Police and their powers
Police and their Powers – The police can stop you in the street and ask you to go to the station with them. You can refuse. You don’t have to...
Legal differences in the UK
England and Wales share the overall legal system in the United Kingdom and the same court structures such as magistrates and crown courts have the same laws. However, since the...
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment – Whether you’re summoned to the police station or arrested and charged, your case starts in the Magistrates Court unless you’re in Scotland, in which case the...
Common Law and Acts of Parliament
The Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 set out the powers of the Houses of Commons and Lords and the UK has no constitution in the sense that no one...
The Criminal Courts
The Criminal Courts – If the police arrest and then charge you with committing a criminal offence in England and Wales, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), a Government department, decides...
Youth Courts
The Youth Courts deal with young people between the ages of 10 to 17 who have committed criminal offences under UK Law. Youth Courts Children under 10 aren’t old enough...
Crime and the Law
Crime and the Law in the UK As far as the law is concerned, a crime is a crime whether it’s a drunk and disorderly offence or manslaughter; the only...