A public consultation on the new Core Quality Standards issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions - Easy Read

The Crown Prosecution Service has written Core Quality Standards. These tell you what you can expect from us. We try to make sure that we deliver the service written in the Core Quality Standards.

Core Quality Standards are important because you depend on us to make the right decisions when we charge people with a crime.

We are writing new standards and we want to know what you think about them.

This is not a summary of the Core Quality Standards. It is an easy read version.

It uses plain English and pictures to tell you what is written in the consultation.

Some words are hard. Words that are underlined and blue are explained in the glossary.

Contents

• Introduction
• What are Core Quality Standards?
• Standard 1. Giving the Police advice.
• Standard 2. Use Out of Court Disposals.
• Standard 3. Consult about our decisions.
• Standard 4. Make the right charging decisions.
• Standard 5. Challenge bail for dangerous people.
• Standard 6. Work fast for justice.
• Standard 7. Be fair and firm in court.
• Standard 8. Help people to give evidence.
• Standard 9. Tell victims about changes.
• Standard 10. Help with sentencing.
• Standard 11. Challenge bad decisions in court.
• Standard 12. Deal with complaints quickly and openly.
• Tell us what you think about the standards