Public Consultation Exercise on the Interim Policy for Prosecutors in respect of Cases of Assisted Suicide
Issued by The Director of Public Prosecutions
Summary of Responses

February 2010

Table of contents

1. Introduction
2. Question 1: Factors in favour of prosecution
3. Question 2: New factors identified in favour of prosecution
4. Question 3: Weighted factors in favour of prosecution
5. Question 4: Other weighted factors in favour of prosecution
6. Question 5: Factors against prosecution
7. Question 6: New factors identified against prosecution
8. Question 7: Weighted factors against prosecution
9. Question 8: Other weighted factors against prosecution
10. Question 9: Issues identified

Annex A: Respondents

Annex B: Equality and Diversity Impact Assessment

List of tables

• Table 1: Y/N responses to factors in favour of prosecution
• Table 2: New factors identified in favour of prosecution
• Table 3: Y/N responses to weighted factors in favour of prosecution
• Table 4: Weighted factors in favour of prosecution - existing factors
• Table 5: Weighted factors in favour of prosecution - new factors
• Table 6: Y/N responses to factors against prosecution
• Table 7: New factors identified against prosecution
• Table 8: Y/N responses to weighted factors against prosecution
• Table 9: Weighted factors against prosecution - existing factors
• Table 10: Weighted factors against prosecution - new factors
• Table 11: Issues identified in response to Question 9

Where appropriate, percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole figure.

List of figures

• Figure 1: Y/N responses to factors in favour of prosecution
• Figure 2: Y/N responses to weighted factors in favour of prosecution
• Figure 3: Y/N responses to factors against prosecution
• Figure 4: Y/N responses to weighted factors against prosecution