This fees bulletin confirms that, with effect from 4 October 2021, the temporary changes to CPS fee schemes introduced to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 will be withdrawn.
In April 2020, the CPS announced temporary adjustments to CPS fee schemes – Fees Bulletin 4 of 2020. I write now to confirm that, with effect from Monday 4 October 2021, these adjustments will end and we will revert to pre-Covid arrangements.
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ContentsIntroductionThe Year’s HighlightsCaseload Comparisons and PerformanceReasons for complaint and resolutionComplainants’ VoicesAcknowledgementsAnnex A: IAC’s Terms of ReferenceIntroduction: What is the IAC?Welcome to the 2020/21 annual report of the Independent Assessor of Complaints (IAC)…
Max Hill QC
Director of Public Prosecutions
Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP
Attorney General
2 October 2021
Dear Attorney,
Sections 71 to 74 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
I write further to my letter of 2 October 2020 to your predecessor, which…
The Director’s Guidance on Charging (6th Edition) (DG6) prescribes the material and information required for a charging decision in all case types. DG6 also sets out the arrangements for charging decisions and the joint working framework for police officers and prosecutors during the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases including e.g. the escalation process and arrangements for Early Advice. Police officers and prosecutors must comply with DG6.
