Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) have today (8 December 2020) published a report on Pre-charge Bail and Release under Investigation. The report’s recommendations relate mainly to the…
Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) has today (1 December 2020) issued a follow up report on the CPS handling of disclosure of unused material in the Crown Court. This report follows up on the report published in January 2020.
This report clearly emphasises the…
HMCPSI has today (12 November 2020) published a report into the work of the CPS in relation to information management.
The CPS welcomes this report and is pleased that Inspectors recognise the work that is being undertaken to improve information management and the considerable amount of policy…
GFS Appeals Committee
R-v- [REDACTED]
Appeal of [REDACTED]
1. Introduction
The case of [REDACTED] and others was listed for PTPH in [REDACTED] at [REDACTED]. The subject of the appeal is in relation to the ongoing multi-defendant case of [REDACTED] and specifically the…
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Disclosure and Sharing of material generated by CSPR
Material from Police Investigation supplied to CSPR
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This Protocol is between the Local Safeguarding Partnerships (LSP), the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) and the National Police Chiefs…
HMCPSI has today [22 October 2020] published a follow up report into the standard of our letters to victims under the Victim Communication Liaison Scheme.
We are naturally disappointed that Inspectors found that the significant work we have completed since the last inspection in 2018 has failed…
IntroductionOverall pre-charge and prosecutionsHate crimeDomestic AbuseRapeImpact of COVID-19About CPS dataUnderstanding CPS data definitions and caveatsData spreadsheetsIntroductionCOVID-19 has had a significant impact on the Criminal Justice System (CJS). For context, ‘lockdown’ measures were…
CPS operational informationPerformance management and case outcomes
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Introduction from Chris Long
Positive Outcomes and Engagement from CPS Areas
Hate Crime Awareness Week
Hate Crime During COVID-19
Chinese Welfare Trust
Law Commission - Hate Crime Legislative Review
Hate Crime External Consultative Group and CPS Action Programme
CPS…
Max Hill QC
Director of Public Prosecutions
Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP
Attorney General
2 October 2020
Dear Attorney,
Sections 71 to 74 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
I write further to my letter of 3 October 2019 to your predecessor, which related to the…
HMCPSI has today (29 September 2020) published a report into the work of the CPS in relation to the quality and timeliness of charging decisions.
The CPS is pleased that Inspectors recognise that the quality of legal decision making at the point of charge has improved significantly in the five…
