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| Established | 1 January 1972 |
| Jurisdiction | England and Wales |
| Authorised by | Courts Act 1971 |
| Appeals to | Court of Appeal (indictable offences) High Court (case stated) |
| Appeals from | Magistrates' courts |
| Website | www.judiciary.uk |
| This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales |
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The Crown Court (Welsh: Llys y Goron) is the criminal court of first instance in England and Wales responsible for hearing all indictable offences, some either way offences and appeals of the decisions of magistrates' courts. It is one of three Senior Courts of England and Wales.[1]
The Crown Court sits in around 92 locations in England and Wales, divided into Circuits. When sitting in the City of London, it is known as the Central Criminal Court or "Old Bailey".[2]
The Crown Court is administered by HM Courts and Tribunals Service,[3] an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice.
- ^ Wasik, Martin (2015), Wasik, Martin; Santatzoglou, Sotirios (eds.), "The Crown Court: Unified Structure or Local Justice?", The Management of Change in Criminal Justice: Who Knows Best?, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 226–240, doi:10.1057/9781137462497_13, ISBN 978-1-137-46249-7, retrieved 8 July 2022
- ^ The Senior Courts Act 1981, section 8(3)
- ^ "About HM Courts & Tribunals Service". HM Courts & Tribunals Service. Retrieved 27 October 2016.