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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