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  1. Disclosure Manual: Chapter 11 – Revelation to the prosecutor

    … any other parties regarding unused material such as the court, the defence advocate or third parties; receipt of the … the case for the accused, save to the extent that the court, on application by the prosecutor, orders it is not in … the prosecutor must be in a position to explain to the court the ground upon which it is asserted that there is a …

  2. Advocate Panels - Magistrates’ and Youth Court

    … Advocate Panels - Magistrates’ and Youth Court Summary of Application Process Applications and … Panels - Application Process – Magistrates’ and Youth Court Panel Advocate Panels - Application Process – … of a prosecution team without compromising professional independence Familiarity with, and understanding of, the Code …

  3. CPS response to the HMCPSI 2019 Rape Inspection

    … offences has increased significantly, the number going to court has fallen. Only a small proportion of reported … outset, and accelerating the time taken to bring them to court. We will continue to drive progress together on digital … finalised and expedite bringing strong cases to court. Digital capability and disclosure: embedding guidance …

  4. CPS updates deaths in custody legal guidance

    … relevant within the law. “It is important to ensure the independence and quality of CPS guidance and decision making … should lead to any amendments. We have not identified any Court of Appeal decisions that have considered this standard … relevant within the law. “It is important to ensure the independence and quality of CPS guidance and decision making …

  5. CPS Board meeting minutes - July 2021

    … Project Group c.    Stakeholder engagement d.    Crown Court Working Group 4.3.    Grace drew the Board’s attention … Project Group c.    Stakeholder engagement d.    Crown Court Working Group 4.3.    Grace drew the Board’s attention …

  6. Expert Guidance on Disclosure, Unused Material and Case Management

    … expert witness you have an overriding duty to assist the court and in this respect, your duty is to the court and not to the Prosecution Team instructing you. This … taking positive action to identify to the parties and the court any significant failure which will hinder the trial …

  7. DPP Speech to the Bar Council – 14 July 2020

    … has put an enormous spanner in the works - we've seen court buildings closed, trials postponed and an ever mounting … safety, that has implications for our physical presence in court, we must also begin to grapple with the backlog. To do … the sector, but it’s important for us to maintain both our independence from government as well as our impartiality as …

  8. Disclosure Manual: Chapter 4 - Relevance, Recording and Retention

    … search and sampling techniques has been validated by the Court of Appeal in R v R and Others [2015] EWCA Crim 1941 . … meetings and disclosure following speaking to witnesses at court see Chapter 20 . It is important to record promptly any … large quantities of digital material is understood by the court and defence. Prosecutors and investigators must ensure …

  9. CPS Response to the follow up of the HMCPSI review of the handling by the CPS of disclosure of unused material in the Crown Court, published in January 2020

    … by the CPS of disclosure of unused material in the Crown Court, published in January 2020 01 December 2020 | … CPS handling of disclosure of unused material in the Crown Court. This report follows up on the report published in … in relation to Disclosure of Unused Material in the Crown Court HMCPSI have today (9 January 2020) published a report …

  10. Hillsborough charging decisions

    … it is appropriate to present charges for the criminal court to consider. The CPS assessment of any case is not in … It is not a finding of fact, which can only be made by a court, but rather an assessment of what it might be possible to prove to a court, in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors. CPS …

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