{"id":1348,"date":"2025-09-04T19:25:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/caritas-leeds-resources\/?page_id=1348"},"modified":"2025-09-04T20:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:17:33","slug":"courts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/caritas-leeds-resources\/courts\/","title":{"rendered":"Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1348\" class=\"elementor elementor-1348\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-466cee6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"466cee6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Courts<\/h1><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/caritas-leeds-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/court-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/caritas-leeds-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/court-01.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/caritas-leeds-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/court-01-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/>Courts are where criminal offences are dealt with. Less serious offences go to Magistrate\u2019s Courts. More serious offences such as murder and rape go to Crown Courts, where the case is heard in front of a judge and jury. <a href=\"https:\/\/ials.sas.ac.uk\/ukcle\/78.158.56.101\/archive\/law\/resources\/teaching-and-learning-practices\/characters\/index.html\">Here<\/a>\u00a0is more information on the roles of magistrates, clerks, lawyers and other players in the court process. Vulnerable defendants are supported by the Liaison and Diversion service.<\/p><p>For more information, go to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice.gov.uk\/about\/hmcts\">HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service<\/a>.<\/p><p>There are two main services to help the victims and witnesses through a court process:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensadvice.org.uk\/about-us\/citizens-advice-witness-service\/about-the-citizens-advice-witness-service\/\">Witness Service<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 this volunteer-led service provides support to witnesses in a criminal case. It will be run by the Citizen\u2019s Advice Bureau until 2021.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1354 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/caritas-leeds-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/court-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p><p>Victim services \u2013 there are services nationwide to help victims after a crime has been committed, whether or not it comes to court.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.victimsupport.org.uk\/help-and-support\/get-help\/support-near-you\/yorkshire-and-humber\/west-yorkshire\">West Yorkshire Victim Support<\/a>\u00a0is run slightly differently to North Yorkshire\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportingvictims.org\/\">Supporting Victims<\/a>\u00a0service.<\/p><p>Please click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/caritas-leeds-resources\/local-directory\/#courts\">here<\/a>\u00a0for local contacts for this 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