diff --git a/catalog-test-utils/pom.xml b/catalog-test-utils/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4840d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog-test-utils/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <parent>
+        <artifactId>json-schema-catalog</artifactId>
+        <groupId>uk.gov.justice.schema</groupId>
+        <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <artifactId>catalog-test-utils</artifactId>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>uk.gov.justice.schema</groupId>
+            <artifactId>catalog-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Test Dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>uk.gov.justice.schema</groupId>
+            <artifactId>schema-example-standards</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+</project>
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diff --git a/catalog-test-utils/src/main/java/uk/gov/justice/schema/catalog/test/utils/SchemaCatalogResolver.java b/catalog-test-utils/src/main/java/uk/gov/justice/schema/catalog/test/utils/SchemaCatalogResolver.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af709e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog-test-utils/src/main/java/uk/gov/justice/schema/catalog/test/utils/SchemaCatalogResolver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package uk.gov.justice.schema.catalog.test.utils;
+
+import uk.gov.justice.schema.catalog.CatalogObjectFactory;
+import uk.gov.justice.schema.catalog.JsonToSchemaConverter;
+import uk.gov.justice.schema.catalog.RawCatalog;
+import uk.gov.justice.schema.catalog.client.SchemaClientFactory;
+
+import org.everit.json.schema.Schema;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
+public class SchemaCatalogResolver {
+
+    private final RawCatalog rawCatalog;
+    private final SchemaClientFactory schemaClientFactory;
+    private final JsonToSchemaConverter jsonStringToSchemaConverter;
+
+    public SchemaCatalogResolver(final RawCatalog rawCatalog,
+                                 final SchemaClientFactory schemaClientFactory,
+                                 final JsonToSchemaConverter jsonStringToSchemaConverter) {
+        this.rawCatalog = rawCatalog;
+        this.schemaClientFactory = schemaClientFactory;
+        this.jsonStringToSchemaConverter = jsonStringToSchemaConverter;
+    }
+
+    public Schema loadSchema(final JSONObject jsonSchema) {
+        return jsonStringToSchemaConverter.convert(
+                jsonSchema,
+                schemaClientFactory.create(rawCatalog));
+    }
+
+    public Schema loadSchema(final String jsonSchemaAsString) {
+        return jsonStringToSchemaConverter.convert(
+                jsonSchemaAsString,
+                schemaClientFactory.create(rawCatalog));
+    }
+
+    public static SchemaCatalogResolver schemaCatalogResolver() {
+        final CatalogObjectFactory catalogObjectFactory = new CatalogObjectFactory();
+
+        return new SchemaCatalogResolver(
+                catalogObjectFactory.rawCatalog(),
+                catalogObjectFactory.schemaClientFactory(),
+                catalogObjectFactory.jsonToSchemaConverter());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/catalog-test-utils/src/test/java/uk/gov/justice/schema/catalog/test/utils/SchemaCatalogResolverTest.java b/catalog-test-utils/src/test/java/uk/gov/justice/schema/catalog/test/utils/SchemaCatalogResolverTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bda02ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog-test-utils/src/test/java/uk/gov/justice/schema/catalog/test/utils/SchemaCatalogResolverTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package uk.gov.justice.schema.catalog.test.utils;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Charsets.UTF_8;
+import static com.google.common.io.Resources.getResource;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static uk.gov.justice.schema.catalog.test.utils.SchemaCatalogResolver.schemaCatalogResolver;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.google.common.io.Resources;
+import org.everit.json.schema.Schema;
+import org.everit.json.schema.ValidationException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class SchemaCatalogResolverTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldResolveSchemaFromJsonObjectWithReferences() throws Exception {
+        try {
+            final Schema schema = schemaCatalogResolver()
+                    .loadSchema(loadJsonObject("json/schema/example.add-recipe.json"));
+
+            schema.validate(loadJsonObject("json/add-recipe.json"));
+
+            fail();
+        } catch (final ValidationException e) {
+            final List<String> allMessages = e.getAllMessages();
+
+            assertThat(allMessages.size(), is(1));
+            assertThat(allMessages.get(0), is("#/ingredients/0/quantity: expected type: Number, found: String"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldResolveSchemaFromJsonStringWithReferences() throws Exception {
+        try {
+            final Schema schema = schemaCatalogResolver()
+                    .loadSchema(loadStringResource("json/schema/example.add-recipe.json"));
+
+            schema.validate(loadJsonObject("json/add-recipe.json"));
+
+            fail();
+        } catch (final ValidationException e) {
+            final List<String> allMessages = e.getAllMessages();
+
+            assertThat(allMessages.size(), is(1));
+            assertThat(allMessages.get(0), is("#/ingredients/0/quantity: expected type: Number, found: String"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private JSONObject loadJsonObject(final String resourcePath) throws IOException {
+        return new JSONObject(loadStringResource(resourcePath));
+    }
+
+    private String loadStringResource(final String resourcePath) throws IOException {
+        return Resources.toString(getResource(resourcePath), UTF_8);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/catalog-test-utils/src/test/resources/json/add-recipe.json b/catalog-test-utils/src/test/resources/json/add-recipe.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..369eea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog-test-utils/src/test/resources/json/add-recipe.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "Eton Mess",
+  "glutenFree": false,
+  "ingredients": [
+    {
+      "name": "custard",
+      "quantity": "incorrect"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/catalog-test-utils/src/test/resources/json/schema/example.add-recipe.json b/catalog-test-utils/src/test/resources/json/schema/example.add-recipe.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59175d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog-test-utils/src/test/resources/json/schema/example.add-recipe.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "id": "http://justice.gov.uk/example/cakeshop/example.add-recipe.json",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "name": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Uniquely identifies the cake to be produced from the recipe",
+      "name": "Name of Cake",
+      "title": "Name of Cake"
+    },
+    "glutenFree": {
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "ingredients": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "http://justice.gov.uk/example/standard/ingredient.json"
+        }
+      ],
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "description": "List ingredients and quantities for recipe"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "name",
+    "ingredients",
+    "glutenFree"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b6f4ded..abd0936 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         <module>catalog-generation-plugin-it</module>
         <module>schema-service</module>
         <module>schema-example-context</module>
+        <module>catalog-test-utils</module>
     </modules>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/schema-example-context/schema-example-command-api/src/raml/json/schema/example.add-recipe.json b/schema-example-context/schema-example-command-api/src/raml/json/schema/example.add-recipe.json
index ab34659..59175d3 100644
--- a/schema-example-context/schema-example-command-api/src/raml/json/schema/example.add-recipe.json
+++ b/schema-example-context/schema-example-command-api/src/raml/json/schema/example.add-recipe.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       "type": "array",
       "items": [
         {
-          "id": "http://justice.gov.uk/example/standard/ingredient.json"
+          "$ref": "http://justice.gov.uk/example/standard/ingredient.json"
         }
       ],
       "minItems": 1,