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Publications

These publications cover work on criminal policy by our department and also by the government.

| May 2006 |

Your choice to have a voice in court

A new scheme is being tested in five crown courts (old bailey, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester and Winchester) that will allow the families of murder and manslaughter victims to make an oral statement, or use a victims' advocate, to describe how the crime has affected them. The scheme is being piloted for a year, starting in April 2006. This leaflet explains the scheme.

• Download leaflet: Your choice to have a voice in court [PDF 80 kb, 16 pages]
• The protocol for the victim advocate's pilot is available on the judiciary for England and Wales website.

| 20 September 2004 |

Sentencing Guidelines Council

• New draft sentencing guidelines

| July 2004 |

Criminal Case Management Framework

• The Framework

| 3 December 2003 |

The Government's Criminal Justice Strategy

• Lord Falconer's speech at the Audit Commission's Conference on Victims and Witnesses

| 8 October 2001 |

Review of the Criminal Courts

• Lord Justice Auld's Review
• The Government's Statement on the Review
• Government press notice
• Comments received

Consultation Papers and general publications

• Jury Summoning Guidance [December 2003] [RESPONSE - June 2004]   PDF version of response
• Delivering value for money in the Criminal Defence Service [Responses sought by 1 August 2003] [June 2003]
• Making a Difference - Reducing Bureaucracy and Red Tape in the Criminal Justice System [May 2003]
• No Witness - No Justice - towards a national strategy for witnesses [May 2003]

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