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Perverting the Course of Justice and Wasting Police Time in Cases involving Allegedly False Allegations of Rape and / or Domestic Abuse

Reviewed and updated April 2023

Prosecution Guidance Sexual offences Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse

Relations with other prosecuting agencies and the Prosecutors’ Convention

Updated: 24 February 2023; 17 May 2023; 25 October 2023

The CPS has a statutory duty under section 3(2) (a) Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (the Act) to take over proceedings instituted by or on behalf of the police. However, the CPS also has discretion to take over proceedings in any other case under section 6(2) of the Act.

Prosecution Guidance Media, Public Interest and Professional Standards

Media: Prosecuting Cases Where Public Servants Have Disclosed Confidential Information to Journalists

updated 11 November 2019

Prosecution Guidance Defendants

Prostitution and Exploitation of Prostitution

Revised: 04 January 2019; 25 April 2024

Prosecution Guidance Sexual offences Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse

Psychoactive Substances

Updated: 9 November 2023; 27 March 2025

Prosecution Guidance Drug offences Drugs, Terrorism and National Security

Secondary Liability: charging decisions on principals and accessories

Revised: 04 February 2019, 28 November 2023, 4 July 2024

The guidance sets out how charging decisions are to be approached in cases involving persons who assist or encourage another to commit a crime. These persons are known as accessories or secondary parties.

Prosecution Guidance

Sentencing – Overview, General Principles and Mandatory Custodial Sentences

Updated: 14 June 2023

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.

Prosecution Guidance Sentencing and Orders

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