2025 OCR AS Level Law
H018/01 The legal system and criminal law
Verified Question paper with Marking Scheme Attached
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Friday 16 May 2025 – Afternoon
AS Level Law
H018/01 The legal system and criminal law
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be
clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 64.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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SECTION A
The legal system
1 Describe the role of a barrister. [8]
2 Describe the routes of an appeal available to the defence from the Crown Court. [8]
3 Explain how it is decided whether a civil case will be funded by the government. [8]
4 Discuss the disadvantages of using juries in criminal trials. [8]
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SECTION B
Criminal law
Read the scenario.
Sam drives a coach and is taking a party of schoolchildren on a trip. During the journey she notices one of the
students, Jack is standing up. She tells him several times to sit down but he ignores her. Sam shouts at him, “If
you don’t sit down, I’ll come and slap you!” Jack sits down but doesn’t put his seatbelt on. Sam sets off driving
again. Suddenly, Jack stands up Sam decides to give him a shock by slamming on the brakes. Jack is thrown
forward dislocating his shoulder.
Charlie is in a supermarket car park packing her shopping into her car. She is approached by a security
guard, Dev who says that she hasn’t paid for a bottle of whiskey. She pushes him out of the way, and he
falls fracturing his wrist. Charlie gets in the car and sees Dev lying on the floor. She reverses her car over him
breaking his leg.
5 Explain the different sources of criminal law. [8]
6 Advise how the law relating to non-fatal offences against the person will apply to Sam. [8]
7 Advise how the law relating to non-fatal offences against the person will apply to Charlie. [8]
8* Discuss the problems with s47 Offences Against the Person Act 1861, and the extent to which reform
of the law would make it fair. [8]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
H018/01 The legal system and criminal law
Verified Question paper with Marking Scheme Attached
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Friday 16 May 2025 – Afternoon
AS Level Law
H018/01 The legal system and criminal law
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be
clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 64.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2025 [603/0707/9] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (ST) 354992/3 Turn over
, 2
SECTION A
The legal system
1 Describe the role of a barrister. [8]
2 Describe the routes of an appeal available to the defence from the Crown Court. [8]
3 Explain how it is decided whether a civil case will be funded by the government. [8]
4 Discuss the disadvantages of using juries in criminal trials. [8]
, 3
© OCR 2025 H018/01 Jun25
, 4
SECTION B
Criminal law
Read the scenario.
Sam drives a coach and is taking a party of schoolchildren on a trip. During the journey she notices one of the
students, Jack is standing up. She tells him several times to sit down but he ignores her. Sam shouts at him, “If
you don’t sit down, I’ll come and slap you!” Jack sits down but doesn’t put his seatbelt on. Sam sets off driving
again. Suddenly, Jack stands up Sam decides to give him a shock by slamming on the brakes. Jack is thrown
forward dislocating his shoulder.
Charlie is in a supermarket car park packing her shopping into her car. She is approached by a security
guard, Dev who says that she hasn’t paid for a bottle of whiskey. She pushes him out of the way, and he
falls fracturing his wrist. Charlie gets in the car and sees Dev lying on the floor. She reverses her car over him
breaking his leg.
5 Explain the different sources of criminal law. [8]
6 Advise how the law relating to non-fatal offences against the person will apply to Sam. [8]
7 Advise how the law relating to non-fatal offences against the person will apply to Charlie. [8]
8* Discuss the problems with s47 Offences Against the Person Act 1861, and the extent to which reform
of the law would make it fair. [8]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
