England and Wales

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England and Wales is a legal jurisdiction within the United Kingdom, encompassing two of its constituent countries and sharing a unified legal system and many governmental institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent part of the United Kingdom
legal jurisdiction
country England
Wales
hasCapitalForJurisdiction London, England
surface form: London
hasCentralBank Bank of England
hasCivilLaw civil law of England and Wales
hasCourtSystem courts of England and Wales
hasCriminalCourt Crown Court of England and Wales
surface form: Crown Court
hasCriminalLaw criminal law of England and Wales
hasCurrency Pound sterling
hasEducationSystem education system of England and Wales
hasElectoralCommission UK Electoral Commission
surface form: Electoral Commission
hasElectoralSystem first-past-the-post voting for UK Parliament elections
hasHeadOfGovernment Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
hasHeadOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
hasHumanRightsFramework Human Rights Act 1998
hasLegalAidSystem Legal Aid Agency
hasLegalEducationBody Bar Standards Board
Legal Services Board
surface form: Solicitors Regulation Authority
hasLegalProfession barrister
solicitor
hasLegalRegulator Bar Standards Board
Legal Services Board
surface form: Solicitors Regulation Authority
hasLegalSystem law of England and Wales
hasLegislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
hasLowerCourt County courts of England and Wales
Magistrates' courts of England and Wales
surface form: Magistrates’ courts of England and Wales
hasNationalHumanRightsInstitution Equality and Human Rights Commission
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.gov.uk
hasOmbudsman Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
hasPoliceForces territorial police forces in England and Wales
hasPrisonService HM Prison and Probation Service
surface form: His Majesty’s Prison Service
hasProfessionalBody Bar Council of England and Wales
Law Society of England and Wales
hasProsecutionService Crown Prosecution Service
hasRegulator Care Quality Commission
Ofsted
hasSeniorCourt Court of Appeal of England and Wales
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
hasStatisticsAuthority Office for National Statistics
hasStatuteLaw Acts of Parliament
surface form: Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
hasSupremeCourt Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
hasTaxAuthority HM Revenue and Customs
surface form: His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
partOf United Kingdom
sharesLegalSystemWith England
Wales
usesLawSystem common law

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subject surface form: Civil Procedure Rules
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subject surface form: Civil Procedure Rules
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Trade Union Act 1913 appliesToJurisdiction England and Wales
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Courts Act 1971 jurisdiction England and Wales
Courts Act 1971 region England and Wales
Central Criminal Court jurisdiction England and Wales
Crown Court at Manchester jurisdiction England and Wales
Crown Court at Birmingham jurisdiction England and Wales
Crown Court at Nottingham jurisdiction England and Wales
Crown Court at Sheffield jurisdiction England and Wales
Crown Court at Mold jurisdiction England and Wales
Crown Court at Leicester jurisdiction England and Wales
County Courts Act 1984 jurisdiction England and Wales
County Courts Act 1984 territorialExtent England and Wales
HM Prison Lincoln jurisdiction England and Wales
Court of Queen's Bench country England and Wales
Audit Commission Act 1998 jurisdiction England and Wales
Sir John Laws jurisdiction England and Wales
General Council of the Bar jurisdiction England and Wales
BSB jurisdiction England and Wales
subject surface form: Bar Standards Board
Legal Services Board jurisdiction England and Wales
Legal Services Act 2007 jurisdiction England and Wales
BSB Handbook jurisdiction England and Wales
Crime and Courts Act 2013 jurisdiction England and Wales
Police and Justice Act 2006 jurisdiction England and Wales
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Immigration Act 2016 jurisdiction England and Wales
Biometrics Commissioner jurisdiction England and Wales
Tony Porter jurisdiction England and Wales
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Appendix FM jurisdiction England and Wales
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