NCTJ COURT REPORTING EXAM
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
What tis tthe tdifference tbetween tcourt tbail tand tpolice tbail? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Court
tbail tgives tthe tperson ttheir tliberty tuntil ttheir tnext tcourt tappearance. tPolice tbail
tmeans tthey tare tfree tto tgo tbut twill tbe tre-called tfor tfurther tquestioning tand tfor ta
tdecision ton t
whether tto tcharge tor tnot.
Give tthree texamples tof teither-way toffences. t- tcorrect tanswers t-Theft, tsexual
tassault, tGBH.
What tis tthe tdifference tbetween ttheft tand trobbery? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Robbery tis
ttheft tby tforce tor tthreat tof tforce.
What tis ta tsurety? t- tcorrect tanswers t-A tperson twho tguarantees tthe tdefendant's
tappearance tand tagrees tto tforfeit ta tset tsum tof tmoney tif tthe tdefendant tabsconds.
What tis tallocation? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Where tmagistrates thear tabout tthe talleged
tcrime tand tdecide tif tthey tcan taccept tjurisdiction tor tif tthey t
, believe tthat ttheir tpowers tof tpunishment tmay tbe tinsufficient.
What tis tmitigation? t- tcorrect tanswers t-An texplanation tof twhy ta tperson tmight thave
tcommitted tthe tcrime.
What tis tcommittal tfor tsentence? t- tcorrect tanswers t-When tmagistrates tdealing twith
tan teither-way toffence tin ta tsummary ttrial, tsend tthe tcase tto tthe tCrown tCourt tfor
tsentencing.
What tis ta tconditional tdischarge? t- tcorrect tanswers t-The tcourt thas tnot timposed tor
tspecified tpunishment, tbut tif tthe toffender tcommits tanother toffence twithin ta tgiven
ttime, tthey tare tliable tto tbe tpunished tfor tthe tfirst toffence tas twell tas tthe tsubsequent
toffence.
Which tsection tof twhich tact timposes tautomatic treporting trestrictions tfor tpre-trial
thearings tof tsummary toffences? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Section t8C tof tthe tMagistrates'
tCourt tAct t1980.
What tcan twe treport tunder tSection t52A tof tthe tCrime tof tDisorder tAct t1998? t- tcorrect
tanswers t-Name tof tthe tcourt.
Names tof tthe tmagistrates.
Name, tage, taddress tand toccupation tof tthe tdefendant.
Basic tdetails tof tthe tcharge.
Date/place tto twhich thearing tis tadjourned.
Arrangements tas tto tbail.
Whether tlegal taid tis tgranted.
What tyear twas tthe tContempt tof tCourt tAct tpassed? t- tcorrect tanswers t-1981.
What ttype tof toffence tis tcontempt tof tcourt? t- tcorrect tanswers t-A tstrict tliability
toffence.
When tdoes ta tcase tbecome tactive? t- tcorrect tanswers t-A tperson thas tbeen tarrested.
An tarrest twarrant tis tissued.
A tsummons tis tissued.
When tdoes ta tcase tcease tto tbe tactive? t- tcorrect tanswers t-The tarrested tperson tis
treleased twithout tcharge.
No tarrest tis tmade twithin t12 tmonths tof tthe tissue tof ta twarrant.
The tcase tis tdiscontinued.
The tdefendant tis tacquitted tor tsentenced.
He/she tis tfound tunfit tto tbe ttried.
Can twe tpublish tbackgrounders tduring tthe tperiod tbetween tverdict tand tsentence, tand
twhy? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Yes, tbecause tit's tthe tjudge twho tdecides tthe tsentence tand
tjudges tare tdeemed tto tbe tabove tprejudice.
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
What tis tthe tdifference tbetween tcourt tbail tand tpolice tbail? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Court
tbail tgives tthe tperson ttheir tliberty tuntil ttheir tnext tcourt tappearance. tPolice tbail
tmeans tthey tare tfree tto tgo tbut twill tbe tre-called tfor tfurther tquestioning tand tfor ta
tdecision ton t
whether tto tcharge tor tnot.
Give tthree texamples tof teither-way toffences. t- tcorrect tanswers t-Theft, tsexual
tassault, tGBH.
What tis tthe tdifference tbetween ttheft tand trobbery? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Robbery tis
ttheft tby tforce tor tthreat tof tforce.
What tis ta tsurety? t- tcorrect tanswers t-A tperson twho tguarantees tthe tdefendant's
tappearance tand tagrees tto tforfeit ta tset tsum tof tmoney tif tthe tdefendant tabsconds.
What tis tallocation? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Where tmagistrates thear tabout tthe talleged
tcrime tand tdecide tif tthey tcan taccept tjurisdiction tor tif tthey t
, believe tthat ttheir tpowers tof tpunishment tmay tbe tinsufficient.
What tis tmitigation? t- tcorrect tanswers t-An texplanation tof twhy ta tperson tmight thave
tcommitted tthe tcrime.
What tis tcommittal tfor tsentence? t- tcorrect tanswers t-When tmagistrates tdealing twith
tan teither-way toffence tin ta tsummary ttrial, tsend tthe tcase tto tthe tCrown tCourt tfor
tsentencing.
What tis ta tconditional tdischarge? t- tcorrect tanswers t-The tcourt thas tnot timposed tor
tspecified tpunishment, tbut tif tthe toffender tcommits tanother toffence twithin ta tgiven
ttime, tthey tare tliable tto tbe tpunished tfor tthe tfirst toffence tas twell tas tthe tsubsequent
toffence.
Which tsection tof twhich tact timposes tautomatic treporting trestrictions tfor tpre-trial
thearings tof tsummary toffences? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Section t8C tof tthe tMagistrates'
tCourt tAct t1980.
What tcan twe treport tunder tSection t52A tof tthe tCrime tof tDisorder tAct t1998? t- tcorrect
tanswers t-Name tof tthe tcourt.
Names tof tthe tmagistrates.
Name, tage, taddress tand toccupation tof tthe tdefendant.
Basic tdetails tof tthe tcharge.
Date/place tto twhich thearing tis tadjourned.
Arrangements tas tto tbail.
Whether tlegal taid tis tgranted.
What tyear twas tthe tContempt tof tCourt tAct tpassed? t- tcorrect tanswers t-1981.
What ttype tof toffence tis tcontempt tof tcourt? t- tcorrect tanswers t-A tstrict tliability
toffence.
When tdoes ta tcase tbecome tactive? t- tcorrect tanswers t-A tperson thas tbeen tarrested.
An tarrest twarrant tis tissued.
A tsummons tis tissued.
When tdoes ta tcase tcease tto tbe tactive? t- tcorrect tanswers t-The tarrested tperson tis
treleased twithout tcharge.
No tarrest tis tmade twithin t12 tmonths tof tthe tissue tof ta twarrant.
The tcase tis tdiscontinued.
The tdefendant tis tacquitted tor tsentenced.
He/she tis tfound tunfit tto tbe ttried.
Can twe tpublish tbackgrounders tduring tthe tperiod tbetween tverdict tand tsentence, tand
twhy? t- tcorrect tanswers t-Yes, tbecause tit's tthe tjudge twho tdecides tthe tsentence tand
tjudges tare tdeemed tto tbe tabove tprejudice.
