# source/domain-registers/police-and-legal-services.v1.yaml

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    register_version: life-course-domain-register.v1
    pack_id: pack-5-enforcement-consumer-justice
    domain: police-and-legal-services
    title: Police and legal services
    status: population_complete
    observed_at: "2026-08-08"
    link_receipts: evaluation/link-receipts/pack-5-enforcement-consumer-justice-2026-08-08
    acquisition:
      mode: linked_reference_only
      snapshots_acquired: false
      source_response_bodies_retained: false
      publication_allowed: false
      rights_policy: link_and_summarize_source_family_decisions_recorded
    _source_defaults: &source_defaults
      access_method: public_html
      version_model: live_service_guidance
      update_cadence: check_before_each_use
      rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
      observed_at: "2026-08-08"
      checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
    _family_defaults: &family_defaults
      primary_jurisdictions: [England, Wales]
      specialist_review: required
    route_sources:
      - <<: *source_defaults
        id: police-legal-scotland-handoff
        jurisdiction: Scotland
        title: Crime, justice and the law in Scotland
        owner: Scottish Government
        authority_role: scotland_police_legal_handoff
        resource: https://www.mygov.scot/browse/crime-justice-law
        coverage: Routes people to current Scottish police, victim support, legal aid, courts and tribunal information.
        exclusions: Does not provide emergency response, legal advice or an individual court or appeal route.
      - <<: *source_defaults
        id: police-legal-wales-handoff
        jurisdiction: Wales
        title: Justice in Wales
        owner: Welsh Government
        authority_role: wales_police_legal_handoff
        resource: https://www.gov.wales/justice-and-law
        coverage: Routes people to Welsh justice policy and applicable police, support and legal-service information.
        exclusions: Does not establish the correct police force, court, tribunal, legal-aid or appeal process.
      - <<: *source_defaults
        id: police-legal-northern-ireland-handoff
        jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
        title: Crime, justice and the law in Northern Ireland
        owner: Northern Ireland Executive
        authority_role: northern_ireland_police_legal_handoff
        resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/crime-justice-and-law
        coverage: Routes people to current Northern Ireland policing, victims, legal help, courts and tribunal services.
        exclusions: England, Wales and Scotland justice procedure does not establish Northern Ireland routes.
    families:
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: call-emergency-services
        title: Call emergency services
        aliases: [call 999 or 112, immediate police fire ambulance, emergency help]
        description: Use 999 or 112 for an immediate threat to life, serious injury, fire or crime in progress and give the call handler the requested location and facts.
        situations: [A situation may require immediate police, fire, ambulance, coastguard or other emergency response.]
        user_needs: [Recognise the emergency boundary and avoid delaying contact while searching the bundle.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: call-emergency-services-primary
          title: Contact the police
          owner: Home Office
          authority_role: uk_police_contact_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/contact-police
          coverage: States the 999 emergency boundary and routes non-emergency police contact.
          exclusions: Does not dispatch a service, assess urgency or replace 999 or 112.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: report-crime
        title: Report a crime
        aliases: [tell police about crime, non emergency police report, report offence online]
        description: Preserve immediate safety and available evidence and report through the responsible police force's emergency or non-emergency route.
        situations: [A person has experienced, witnessed or has information about a possible crime.]
        user_needs: [Identify emergency, local-force, anonymous and specialist reporting boundaries.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: report-crime-primary
          title: Contact the police
          owner: Home Office
          authority_role: uk_police_reporting_handoff
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/contact-police
          coverage: Routes users to emergency, non-emergency and local police contact information.
          exclusions: Does not decide whether a crime occurred, investigate, protect evidence or guarantee police action.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: report-fraud
        title: Report fraud
        aliases: [fraud police report, action fraud, financial crime report]
        description: Secure accounts or payments where possible and use the current police or national fraud-reporting route for the jurisdiction.
        situations: [A person or organisation suspects a deception or other fraud offence.]
        user_needs: [Coordinate urgent loss prevention, formal reporting, evidence and victim support.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: report-fraud-primary
          title: Contact the police about fraud
          owner: Home Office
          authority_role: england_wales_northern_ireland_fraud_reporting_handoff
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/contact-police
          coverage: Routes users to current emergency, non-emergency and local police contacts from which the applicable fraud-reporting handoff can be confirmed.
          exclusions: Does not investigate, recover funds, secure accounts or replace an emergency call.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: report-antisocial-behaviour
        title: Report antisocial behaviour
        aliases: [ASB complaint, nuisance behaviour report, community trigger]
        description: Record the location, pattern and immediate safety boundary and report to the responsible council, police, landlord or other local service.
        situations: [Persistent or serious behaviour may be causing harassment, alarm, distress or community harm.]
        user_needs: [Find the responsible actor and escalation route without the bundle classifying conduct or enforcement powers.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: report-antisocial-behaviour-primary
          title: Report antisocial behaviour
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_wales_antisocial_behaviour_handoff
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/how-report-antisocial-behaviour
          coverage: Routes England and Wales users to council, police or housing-provider reporting and review information.
          exclusions: Does not assess danger, classify conduct, identify the responsible local actor or decide action.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: report-hate-crime
        title: Report hate crime
        aliases: [hate incident report, report racist abuse, disability or religious hate crime]
        description: Address immediate safety and report perceived hostility through police, third-party or support routes without requiring the victim to classify the law.
        situations: [A person believes hostility related to identity or perceived identity is involved in an incident or crime.]
        user_needs: [Find accessible reporting and victim-support options while preserving emergency and safeguarding routes.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: report-hate-crime-primary
          title: Report hate crime
          owner: Home Office
          authority_role: england_wales_hate_crime_handoff
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/report-hate-crime
          coverage: Routes England and Wales users to police, online, third-party and support reporting options.
          exclusions: Does not determine whether an incident is a crime, assess risk or investigate.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: report-missing-person
        title: Report a missing person
        aliases: [someone is missing, missing child report, absent person police]
        description: Contact police promptly with the available identity, last-seen, vulnerability and contact information and preserve urgent safeguarding details.
        situations: [Someone's whereabouts are unknown and there is concern for safety or welfare.]
        user_needs: [Use the correct urgent police route without waiting for an arbitrary period.]
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: report-missing-person-primary
          title: Report or find a missing person
          owner: Home Office
          authority_role: uk_missing_person_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/report-missing-person
          coverage: Explains UK police reporting, immediate-risk and support handoffs for a missing person.
          exclusions: Does not search, assess risk, provide safeguarding advice or replace urgent police contact.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: get-victim-or-witness-support
        title: Get victim or witness support
        aliases: [help after crime, witness court support, victim services]
        description: Use the relevant independent or commissioned support route and coordinate police, court, compensation and safeguarding needs.
        situations: [A victim, witness or affected family member needs information, practical help or emotional support.]
        user_needs: [Find support that does not depend on a conviction while keeping criminal-justice decisions with authorities.]
        dependency: commissioned-victim-and-witness-support-provider
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: get-victim-or-witness-support-primary
          title: Get support as a victim of crime
          owner: Ministry of Justice
          authority_role: england_wales_victim_support_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/get-support-as-a-victim-of-crime
          coverage: Routes victims in England and Wales to support, rights, compensation and criminal-justice information.
          exclusions: Does not assess safety, eligibility, evidence, compensation or a court outcome.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: obtain-police-station-legal-advice
        title: Obtain police-station legal advice
        aliases: [free solicitor at police station, legal advice in custody, duty solicitor]
        description: Ask for independent legal advice through the custody or voluntary-interview route before answering questions where that right applies.
        situations: [A person is arrested, detained or asked to attend a police interview as a suspect.]
        user_needs: [Reach the duty or chosen solicitor without the bundle advising on silence, interview or plea.]
        dependency: regulated-criminal-defence-solicitor
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: obtain-police-station-legal-advice-primary
          title: Legal advice at the police station
          owner: Home Office
          authority_role: england_wales_police_station_legal_advice
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/arrested-your-rights/legal-advice-at-the-police-station
          coverage: Explains England and Wales access to free independent legal advice at a police station.
          exclusions: Does not provide legal advice, select a representative or establish Scotland or Northern Ireland procedure.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: get-legal-aid
        title: Get legal aid
        aliases: [help paying legal costs, civil legal advice, criminal legal aid]
        description: Use the jurisdiction and problem-specific assessment route and provide the financial and merits evidence it currently requests.
        situations: [A person needs legal help and may be unable to pay privately.]
        user_needs: [Find the correct legal-aid authority and provider without a local eligibility calculation.]
        dependency: contracted-or-registered-legal-aid-provider
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: get-legal-aid-primary
          title: Legal aid
          owner: Ministry of Justice
          authority_role: england_wales_legal_aid_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/legal-aid
          coverage: Introduces England and Wales civil and criminal legal-aid scope, checks and provider handoffs.
          exclusions: Does not decide financial or merits eligibility, find a case outcome or replace urgent legal advice.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: use-civil-or-family-court
        title: Use a civil or family court
        aliases: [represent myself in court, start civil case, family court hearing]
        description: Identify the correct claim or application, follow pre-action or safeguarding requirements and retain filing, service, order and appeal records.
        situations: [A dispute, family issue or protective matter may require a civil or family court decision.]
        user_needs: [Find jurisdiction-specific procedure and regulated help without drafting or recommending litigation.]
        dependency: regulated-legal-adviser
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: use-civil-or-family-court-primary
          title: Represent yourself in court
          owner: HM Courts and Tribunals Service
          authority_role: england_wales_civil_family_court_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/represent-yourself-in-court
          coverage: Introduces England and Wales civil or family court preparation, hearing and support handoffs.
          exclusions: Does not choose a claim, provide legal advice, draft documents or predict an order.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: use-tribunal
        title: Use a tribunal
        aliases: [appeal government decision tribunal, tribunal hearing, administrative justice claim]
        description: Identify the specialist tribunal named by the disputed decision and follow its review, filing, evidence and hearing route.
        situations: [A public, employment, property, immigration or other governed decision may be appealable to a tribunal.]
        user_needs: [Select the exact jurisdiction and chamber rather than treating tribunals as one generic service.]
        dependency: regulated-legal-or-representative-support
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: use-tribunal-primary
          title: Courts and tribunals
          owner: HM Courts and Tribunals Service
          authority_role: england_wales_tribunal_directory
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
          coverage: Provides England and Wales court and tribunal service routes and contact information.
          exclusions: Does not identify the correct tribunal for a case, calculate time or assess appeal rights or merits.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: appeal-court-or-tribunal-decision
        title: Appeal a court or tribunal decision
        aliases: [challenge court judgment, appeal tribunal outcome, permission to appeal]
        description: Read the decision and named appeal route promptly, preserve the record and obtain specialist advice before using the applicable permission or appeal process.
        situations: [A party wants a higher court or tribunal to review a decision.]
        user_needs: [Identify forum, permission, grounds and time boundaries without receiving legal advice or a merits prediction.]
        dependency: regulated-appellate-legal-adviser
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: appeal-court-or-tribunal-decision-primary
          title: Appeal against a Crown Court conviction or sentence
          owner: HM Courts and Tribunals Service
          authority_role: england_wales_criminal_appeal_example
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/appeal-against-sentence-conviction
          coverage: Shows one England and Wales appellate route and its permission, form and legal-help handoffs.
          exclusions: It is not a generic route for every court or tribunal and the bundle does not calculate time or grounds.