Criminal Practice SQE1 Revision Checklist
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SQE 1 Topics
Sub Topic
Corresponding Chapter
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Rights of a suspect being detained by the police for questioning
Right to legal advice
Chapter 1, Pages 4–6
Right to have someone informed of arrest
Chapter 1, Pages 6–7
Reviews and detention time limits under PACE 1984, Code C
Chapter 1, Pages 7–13
Identification procedures
When an identification procedure must be held
Chapter 1, Pages 14–16
Different types of identification procedure
Chapter 1, Pages 16–17
Procedure for carrying out an identification procedure PACE 1984, Code D
Chapter 1, Pages 18–19
Advising a client, including vulnerable clients, whether to answer police questions
Right to silence
Chapter 1, Pages 20–21
Adverse inferences
Chapter 1, Pages 21–22
Procedure for interviewing a suspect under PACE 1984
Role and appropriate conduct by defence legal representative/ solicitor including representation of vulnerable client
Chapter 1, Pages 24–25
Role of appropriate adult and who can be an appropriate adult
Chapter 1, Pages 25–28
Bail applications
The right to bail and exceptions
Chapter 2, Pages 39–45
Conditional bail
Chapter 2, Pages 46–49
Procedure for applying for bail
Chapter 2, Pages 49–51
Further applications for bail
Chapter 2, Pages 51–52
Appeals against decisions on bail
Chapter 2, Pages 52–53
Absconding and breaches of bail
Chapter 2, Pages 53–55
First hearings before the magistrates’ court
Classification of offences
Chapter 3, Pages 63–68
Applying for a representation order
Chapter 3, Pages 71–77
Procedural overview - what will happen at the hearing
Chapter 3, Pages 68–71
The role of the defence solicitor at the hearing
Chapter 3, Pages 77–78
Plea before venue
Procedure on defendant entering plea
Chapter 4, Pages 88–89
Advising the client on trial venue
Chapter 4, Pages 89–92
Allocation of business between magistrates’ court and Crown Court
Procedure ss. 19-20 and s. 22A Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980
Chapter 4, Pages 92–96
Sending without allocation s. 50 A and s. 51 Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Chapter 4, Pages 96–100
Case management and pre-trial hearings
Magistrates’ court case management directions
Chapter 5, Pages 109–111
Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing
Chapter 5, Pages 111–113
Disclosure - prosecution, defence and unused material
Chapter 5, Pages 113–120
Principles and procedures to admit and exclude evidence
Burden and standard of proof
Chapter 6, Pages 129–132
Visual identification evidence and Turnbull guidance
Chapter 6, Pages 132–135
Inferences from silence ss. 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
Chapter 6, Pages 136–139
Hearsay evidence:
• definition
• grounds for admitting hearsay evidence
Chapter 6, Pages 140–145
Confession evidence:
• definition
• admissibility
• challenging admissibility ss. 76 and 78 PACE 1984
Chapter 6, Pages 145–150
Character evidence:
• definition of bad character
• the 7 gateways s. 101(1) Criminal Justice Act 2003
• the 3 gateways s. 100(1) Criminal Justice Act 2003
• procedure for admitting bad character evidence
• court’s powers to exclude bad character evidence
Chapter 6, Pages 150–160
Exclusion of evidence:
• scope and application of s. 78 PACE and the right to a fair trial
Chapter 6, Pages 161–162
Trial procedure in magistrates’ court and Crown Court
Burden and standard of proof
Chapter 7, Page 172
Stages of a criminal trial, including submission of no case to answer
Chapter 7, Pages 181–187
Modes of address
Chapter 7, Pages 172–173
Court room etiquette
Chapter 7, Pages 173–174
Difference between leading and non-leading questions
Chapter 7, Page 188
Competence and compellability
Chapter 7, Pages 174–177
Special measures
Chapter 7, Pages 177–181
Solicitor’s duty to the court
Chapter 7, Pages 188–189
Preliminary considerations for the use of the Welsh language in criminal proceedings.
Chapter 7, Page 189
Sentencing
Role of sentencing guidelines
Chapter 8, Pages 197–199
Determining seriousness including aggravating and mitigating facts
Chapter 8, Pages 199–203
Concurrent and consecutive sentences
Chapter 8, Pages 205–206
Mitigation
Chapter 8, Pages 203–205
Types of sentence:
• custodial sentences
• suspended sentences
• community orders
Chapter 8, Pages 206–211
Newton hearings
Chapter 8, Pages 211–213
Appeals procedure
Appeals from the magistrates’ court:
• procedure for appeal against conviction and/or sentence
• powers of the Crown Court
• appeal to the High Court by way of case stated
Chapter 9, Pages 221–226
Appeals from the Crown Court:
• grounds of appeal
• procedure for making the appeal
• powers of the Court of Appeal
Chapter 9, Pages 227–233
Youth court procedure
Jurisdiction and grave crimes
Chapter 10, Pages 242–246
Allocation:
• youths jointly charged with adult
Chapter 10, Pages 247–249
Sentencing:
• role of the Sentencing Children and Young People-definitive guidelines
• referral orders
• detention and training orders
• youth rehabilitation orders
Chapter 10, Pages 249–255