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April 2008 update [PDF format | 295KB | 55 pages ]

March 2006 update [PDF format | 140KB | 59 pages ]

December 2005 update [PDF format | 364KB | 69 pages ]

Complete Adult Court Bench Book – up to date to December 2006 [PDF format | 566KB | 284 pages]

MS Word version

Please read the following notes regarding the Adult Court Bench Book electronic version: The Adult Court Bench Book electronic version has been produced in Microsoft Word 2000. Each section of the Adult Court Bench Book is a separate Microsoft Word file. There are 7 files, these are:

00 Adult Court Bench Book - Introductory text [ Word format \ 9 pages \ 48KB ]
This section includes the Adult Court Bench Book cover text, Oath of Allegiance, Foreword and Preface.
01 Adult Court Bench Book - Checklist [ Word format \ 61 pages \ 268KB ]
02 Adult Court Bench Book - Section 2, Mode of trial guidelines [ Word format \ 11 pages \ 48KB ]
03 Adult Court Bench Book - Section 3, Pronouncements [ Word format \ 86 pages \ 362KB ]
04 Adult Court Bench Book - Section 4, Other useful information [ Word format \ 23 pages \ 103KB ]
05 Adult Court Bench Book - Section 5, Index [ Word format \ 13 pages \ 74.5KB ]
Read Me file [ Word format \ 1 pages \ 21KB ]

Section 2a – Guidelines [Magistrates Sentencing Guidelines. PDF Format \ 104 pages \ 304KB]

All page numbers referred to in this electronic version of the Adult Court Bench Book, and in the index, refer to the page numbers in the standard print version.

The Welsh translation of Section 3 (pronouncements) is up to date to December 2005. [Word format | 369KB | 137 pages ]

¹ The December 2005 update has picked up on various comments made about the content of the Bench Book, and to bring about more consistency between pronouncements.

² The March 2006 update:

Amends the checklist and pronouncements touching on bail, to reflect the ‘restriction on bail scheme’ being rolled out across the country as a result of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and the Drugs Act 2005.
Reflects the changes brought about by national roll-out of the Courts Act 2003 Fines Collection Scheme.
Reflects changes brought about by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 to the issuing of warrants to enter premises and search for evidence under section 8 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.

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