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Deaths in Custody, including following contact with the police

Updated: 28 April 2020; 17 June 2024; 31 January 2025

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Non Accidental Head Injury Cases (NAHI, formerly referred to as Shaken Baby Syndrome [SBS]) - Prosecution Approach

Updated: 5 November 2021

This guidance is intended to provide information on the stance taken by the Courts in relation to Non Accidental Head Injury (NAHI) cases and to assist prosecutors in the approach and presentation of such cases.

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Weapons related prosecution guidance

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Dangerous Dog Offences

Updated: 21 June 2019. Updated: 4 November 2021; 1 February 2024

In a case which involves a dog dangerously out of control, a choice lies between an application by way of a civil complaint under the Dogs Act 1871 for an Order for the control or destruction of a dog, and a criminal prosecution under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

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