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Witness Expenses and Allowances
The CPS is responsible for paying allowances and expenses to witnesses who are called to give evidence in prosecutions conducted by the Service.
CPS operational information17 May 2021
Instructions for Prosecuting Advocates
These instructions are incorporated into every prosecution brief. Any Advocate prosecuting on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service will be expected to be familiar with the material in this document and to apply these instructions.
CPS operational information30 September 2008
CPS National Standards of Advocacy
Advocacy is central to our work as prosecutors. CPS advocates now appear in all courts and across the full range of cases. This is as it should be. But whether it is one of our own lawyers or Associate Prosecutors, or a member of the private Bar representing the Crown, the very highest standards of advocacy are essential. These new and updated National Standards of Advocacy clearly set out what we expect from all prosecution advocates. By adhering to them we shall serve the public and uphold justice.
CPS operational information09 September 2022
Selection of Advocates
Advocacy is a key function of CPS work and is delivered by our own internal advocates, agent prosecutors or members of the self-employed Bar, representing the Crown. Every advocate plays an important role, and every advocate can make a positive difference in every hearing. By instructing both in-house and external advocates we ensure greater flexibility, choice and resilience and have access to a larger pool of quality advocates.
CPS operational information02 May 2023
Graduated Fee Scheme F Manual of Guidance
With effect from 2 May 2023
Information relating to external advocatesGraduated Fee Scheme F Annex 7 - Guidance on the application of split fees in cases prosecuted by in-house Crown Advocates and external advocates remunerated under the Graduated Fee Scheme F
This document sets out the approach taken by the Crown Prosecution Service to paying Graduated Fee Scheme (GFS) F cases where a Crown Advocate (CA) returns a brief to an external advocate at the Bar or an external advocate at the Bar returns a brief to a CA.
Information relating to external advocates, CPS operational informationGraduated Fee Scheme F Annex 6 - Claim and appeal procedure
This document provides a step-by-step guide to the processing of graduated fees and the appeal procedure.
Information relating to external advocatesGraduated Fee Scheme F Annex 5 - Confiscation Hearing Fees
Table 1: Fees for confiscation proceedings with 50 pages or less and fees for second and subsequent days in all confiscation hearings
Information relating to external advocatesGraduated Fee Scheme F Annex 4 - Table of Ancillary Fixed Fees
Table of Ancillary Fixed Fees
Information relating to external advocatesGraduated Fee Scheme F Annex 3 - Tables of Fees
Tables of Fees: Effective Trial and Cracked Trial Main Hearings, Guilty Plea Main Hearings, Trial Daily (refresher) Fees (TDF) and Cracked Trial Daily Fees (CDF).
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