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Use of local information to ensure good quality decision-making

Updated 30/09/2019

Prosecution Guidance Court Processes and Case Management

Withdrawal of warrants

Revised 15 June 2018; 23 October 2024

Prosecution Guidance Court Processes and Case Management

Expert Evidence

Updated: 20 Nov 2023, 1 Nov 2024; 10 Nov 2025

Experts can be of great assistance to magistrates and juries in helping them to determine the issues in a case, including the guilt or innocence of an accused. Prosecutors will require the appropriate knowledge and understanding of the evidence in question to present and challenge expert evidence. The purpose of this Guidance is to assist prosecutors in identifying, understanding and challenging, where appropriate, this type of evidence.

Prosecution Guidance Court Processes and Case Management

Assistance provided by Offenders

Updated: 10 Dec 2025

Prosecution Guidance Court Processes and Case Management

Abuse of Process

Rewritten: 15 March 2023

The basic principle is that it is for the prosecution, not the court, to decide whether a prosecution should be commenced and, if commenced, whether it should continue.

Prosecution Guidance Court Processes and Case Management

Private Prosecutions

Updated: Oct 2019; 1 Nov 2024; 31 Jul 2026

Prosecution Guidance Court Processes and Case Management