His Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) has today published its report following the inspection of CPS Yorkshire and Humberside, conducted as part of Phase 3 of the Area Inspection Programme (AIP3). The CPS welcomes the report and its findings.
HMCPSI has today [8 November 2018] published a report into the work of the CPS Victim Liaison Units (VLUs) with a focus on the timeliness and quality of the letters sent to victims of crime when charges are stopped or substantially altered, and those letters sent in response to complaints or a victim’s right to review.
This statement explains what we do in order to make our information and communications accessible, in other words, what we do to make sure that everyone can easily get the information they need, and that it is easy to understand.
Victims of crime can watch the rest of a trial after they have given evidence without fearing they will negatively affect the outcome, the Crown Prosecution Service has reaffirmed.
Victims of modern slavery will be identified earlier in criminal investigations - saving them from being wrongly prosecuted – as prosecutors reinforce best working practices in new legal guidance published today.
The decisions on bail, in criminal proceedings, represent an important stage in the prosecution process. The results of these decisions can have far reaching consequences for victims of crime and the public in general.
This document sets out the framework to be followed by Chief Crown Prosecutors (CCPs) and Circuit Advocate Liaison Committees (CALCs) when considering reports of errant conduct and/or poor performance by members of the CPS Advocate Panel (‘the Panel’) and other external advocates instructed by the CPS.
