Consultations about General Prosecution Policy
Current consultations
Consultations in which the CPS is seeking your contribution:
There are currently no consultations.
Expiry Date
Outline
10/03/2010
Preparing our next Single Equality Scheme - Consultation
We want to hear your views to help us prepare our next scheme. The scheme will set out how we aim to challenge discrimination and promote equality.
Expired consultations
The consultations that are now closed to responses and that are currently being assessed are listed below:
Date
Outline
18/01/2010
A public consultation on Core Quality Standards
The purpose of this consultation was to seek a wide range of views on the proposed Core Quality Standards (CQS). It will be a key document for the CPS and will sit alongside the Code for Crown Prosecutors and the Statement of Ethical Principles. The CQS set out, for the first time in once place, what constitutes a quality prosecution service.
Consultation outcomes
These are consultations that have been completed, and your contributions have assisted in the creation of the following reports:
Date
Outline
22/02/2010
Public Consultation Exercise on The Code for Crown Prosecutors issued by The Director of Public Prosecutions summary of responses
The Code for Crown Prosecutors is issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) under section 10 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, and provides guidance to prosecutors. A public consultation on a new draft version of the Code was launched by the DPP and provided stakeholders and members of the public with an opportunity to comment. The CPS has carefully considered all the responses and, as a result, a number of significant changes to the draft version of the Code issued for consultation have been made. These changes are reflected in the sixth (2010) edition of the Code, which is published alongside this summary of responses.
Also available in PDF format:
Public Consultation on The Code for Crown Prosecutors summary of responses - English PDF
Public Consultation on The Code for Crown Prosecutors summary of responses - Welsh PDF
16/7/2009
Outcome of Code Consultation Statement
The aim of this consultation (run from 29 January 2009 to 23 April 2009) was to seek a wide range of views on proposed changes to the Code for Crown Prosecutors. There were two documents: a covering consultation paper with key questions inviting comments and contact points for a response; and the draft Code for Crown Prosecutors. The Code for Crown Prosecutors is subject to regular review and was last revised in 2004. The Code for Crown Prosecutors provides guidance on the general principles to be applied by Crown Prosecutors when making decisions about prosecutions.
