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21 October 2017
Memorandum of Understanding between the Crown Prosecution Service and the Institute of Legal Executives
The Memorandum of Understanding between the Crown Prosecution Service and the Institute of Legal Executives sets out the arrangements for CPS Associate Prosecutors to become members of the Institute and the respective roles and responsibilities of the CPS and the Institute in the administration of the scheme.
Agreements with Other Agencies, CPS operational informationCPS Direct communication with victims - CPS/ACPO national framework for local protocols
A national framework to assist in the development of local arrangements between the police and CPS for the provision of information to victims of significant developments in cases.
Agreements with Other Agencies, CPS operational informationJoint Guidance and Memorandum of Understanding issued by CPS and IPCC
New guidance has been issued for Independent Police Complaints Commission investigators and CPS prosecutors dealing with the advice process on IPCC investigations. An MoU has also been agreed between the departments.
Agreements with Other Agencies, CPS operational informationAction plan on human trafficking and slavery
Action plan agreed at a meeting held by the Director of Public Prosecutions on 4 December 2013 on Human Trafficking and Slavery. The meeting was attended by CPS, Home Office, voluntary sector and police representatives.
Agreements with Other Agencies, CPS operational informationThe appropriate handling of crimes in prisons: Protocol between the National Offender Management Service, the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Crown Prosecution Service, 26 February 2015
This protocol, agreed by the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), sets out the principles relating to the referral, investigation and prosecution of crimes committed in prisons. It applies to all prison and YOI establishments and to Immigration Removal Centres operated by NOMS and covers crimes committed in prison by any person including by prisoners, staff, social and professional visitors and contractors.
Agreements with Other Agencies, CPS operational informationA protocol between the Association of Chief Police Officers, the Crown Prosecution Service and Her Majesty's Courts & Tribunals Service to expedite cases involving witnesses under 10 Years (January 2015)
This protocol details the working arrangements between the police, the CPS and HMCTS to expedite cases involving very young witnesses to:
Agreements with Other Agencies, CPS operational informationACPO-CPS protocol on the investigation and prosecution of allegations of rape, January 2015
This joint protocol between the Crown Prosecution Service and the Association of Chief Police Officers, published on 8 January 2015, sets out how both organisations will deal with all rape cases from the initial complaint to after the verdict in a trial.
Agreements with Other Agencies, CPS operational informationReading Victim Personal Statements in Court Protocol
The purpose of this protocol is to set out the working arrangements between the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and the Witness Service for the reading of Victim Personal Statements (VPS) in Criminal Proceedings.
Agreements with Other Agencies, CPS operational informationAgreement for working on human trafficking cases between UK Prosecution Services
Agreement (prosecutor commitment and supporting statement) between the DPP, the Lord Advocate for Scotland and the DPP for Northern Ireland to work collaboratively in the prosecution of cases of human trafficking and slavery
Agreements with Other Agencies, CPS operational informationAgreement between the Crown Prosecution Service, the National Police Chiefs' Council, the Chief Coroner and the Coroners' Society of England and Wales (2016)
This document sets out an agreement between the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), the Chief Coroner and the Coroners' Society of England and Wales (CSEW). This agreement establishes a common understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the CPS, police, and coroners where an investigation gives rise to a suspicion that a serious criminal offence (other than a health and safety or regulatory offence1) may have caused a death; sets out good practice on the communication between CPS, NPCC and coroners, and the bereaved family/next of kin; and ensures that coroners will be kept informed of the progress made during the various outcomes of a criminal investigation.
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