A plea hearing is when the court clerk reads out the list of offences the defendant has been charged with and asks the defendant to plead ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’.
Last week was National Stalking Awareness Week, and through the week we raised awareness of stalking behaviours and the work we are doing to ensure offenders are brought to justice.
For the first time, there will be a requirement to consider the views of those reporting a crime allegedly committed by a member of the armed forces when deciding whether a case should be dealt with by the civilian or military justice system.
