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  1. CPS Briefing Principles

    … and behave in accordance with published CPS values. 5. All court sessions, new instructions, and returns, for advocacy … act in the best interests of the CPS; assist the court; probe and challenge the defence case, and achieve … undertake criminal prosecution advocacy for CPS across all court venues. The Panel also provides a framework for …

  2. Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or Family Relationship

    … overlaps stalking, harassment and CCB putting before the court all relevant evidence, including revisiting previous … a general rule, prosecutors should seek to put before the court all relevant evidence of CCB. Taking a Suspect -Centric … to vary a restraining order, prosecutors should remind the court of its powers to minimise abuse of process. It should …

  3. Police-CPS Joint National RASSO (Rape and Serious Sexual Offences) Action Plan 2021

    … increased in recent years, the number of cases going to court has fallen. We are committed to urgent action and the … of offences reported to the police and cases going to court as well as encouraging more people to come forward and … and accelerating the time taken to bring them to court. The actions listed include work that is already well …

  4. Investigating and Prosecuting Disability Hate Crime: Best Practice

    … any extent, on any other factor” (s.66 (5)). 9.    If the court finds that either or both of the two limbs of s.66 to … by the magistrate, District Judge or Judge in open court. 10.    Victims of disability hate crime may be … someone as “vulnerable” could undermine their sense of independence and autonomy. The person may be in a vulnerable …

  5. CPS response to Area Inspection Programme, CPS Wessex Baseline Report 12 April 2022

    … disclosure of unused material, particularly in the Crown Court and rape and serious sexual offences (RASSO) where … decision making was good, as was the management of court directions and witness care unit correspondence. … the case will be taken forward with clear instructions to court advocates. We will provide support and training to …

  6. Disclosure Manual: Chapter 36 - Expert Witnesses - Prosecution Disclosure Obligations

    … legal definition of an expert. It is a matter for the court to rule upon in each case. However, for the purposes of … person whose evidence is intended to be tendered before a court and who has relevant skill or knowledge achieved … them to give evidence of their opinion and upon which the court may require independent, impartial assistance. The …

  7. Minutes of the CPS Board meeting on 24 February 2015

    … on the Guidance for Speaking to Victims and Witnesses at Court Sir Brian Leveson's Review of Efficiency in Criminal … as Transforming Summary Justice (TSJ) in the magistrates' court. TSJ was a key priority for the Service and would serve as the foundation for our Crown Court operations. The output of metrics was key. This was …

  8. The law in action: how prosecutors apply centuries of legislation to contemporary crime

    … operational, I had traded learning lines for the Inns of Court School of Law, having just started my Bar Finals – … of investigations;  prepares cases and presents them at court; and  provides information, assistance and support to … it is appropriate to present charges for the criminal court to consider. But that decision to prosecute – or not to …

  9. Selection Criteria for Fraud Panel - Level 3

    … to conduct straightforward appeals in the Divisional Court and Court of Appeal. Applicants must also be able to demonstrate … at level 3’ above without compromising professional independence Familiarity with, and understanding of, CPS …

  10. Disclosure Manual: Chapter 13 - Making a PII Application

    … does not compromise the public interest in issue; obtain a court order to withhold the material; abandon the case; or … of Lords in R v H and C [2004]UKHL 3 , applications to the court for the withholding of sensitive material should be … the disclosure test and seeks the guidance of the court. Categories of PII application The Criminal Procedure …

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