This document sets out the approach taken by the Crown Prosecution Service to paying Graduated Fee Scheme (GFS) F cases where a Crown Advocate (CA) returns a brief to an external advocate at the Bar or an external advocate at the Bar returns a brief to a CA.
The prosecutor has an important responsibility to ensure fairness both to the defendant and the victim regarding the acceptability of pleas and assistance to the court at sentence.
This guidance provides an overview of how prosecutors can obtain evidence from overseas for use in criminal investigation or proceedings in England and Wales. More detailed process guidance can be found on the Casework Hub.
