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Crown Court

Crown Court

Introduction

1. Most health and safety offences are triable either way, which means that they are triable in either a magistrates' court or in the Crown Court. Whether a defendant is tried in a magistrates' court or the Crown Court is determined at the mode of trial hearing1. Committals for sentence after a guilty plea in a magistrates' court are dealt with at the end of this section.

2. Where a case is likely to be tried in the Crown Court legal advice should be sought from Solicitor's Office as soon as possible.

Footnote

  1. See section on 'Magistrates' Court Hearings'.