Prosecuting Rape: CPS Policy (this policy is currently under review)
Legal Guidance, Sexual offences
NB: this policy is currently under consultation: How the CPS charges and prosecutes rape cases
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The Code for Crown Prosecutors
The Code for Crown Prosecutors is a public document, issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions that sets out the general principles Crown Prosecutors should follow when they make decisions on cases.
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Rape and Sexual Offences - Chapter 8: Statutory Limitations on prosecution of offences committed abroad
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