Crown Court Digital Case System GuidanceGuidance: register and access case material

Introduction

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The Digital Case System (DCS) is used to access,manage, prepare and present information on acases case.in the Crown court.

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Guidance

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  • Criminal (Welsh/Cymraeg)Procedure (PDF, 123KB, 2 pages)Rules
  • Formsforms used in criminal cases

  Training

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  Get thehelp quick reference guides and interactive training videos, for training.

  Help and support

  For more help, contact the Digital Case System support team.

  Email: crimeitsupport@justice.gov.uk
  (MondayMonday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm)5:30pm

  Give us a brief description of the issue and if it’s with the training or the live site.service. Include your name, phone number, location and when you want to be contacted.