His Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) has today issued a report following their inspection of the effectiveness of Crown Prosecution Service policy and guidance for the handling of cases involving the National Referral Mechanism.
We acknowledge the work of the HMCPSI in…
Contents
Introduction: What is the IAC, what does she do and how does she work?
The Year’s Events
Caseload Comparisons and Performance
Reasons for complaint and resolution
Complainants’ Voices
Acknowledgements
Annex A: IAC’s Terms of Reference
Introduction: What is the IAC?…
About CPS dataIntroductionOverall pre-charge and prosecutionsRape flagged casesDomestic Abuse flagged casesHate crime flagged casesCasework QualityImpact of COVID-19Understanding CPS dataData spreadsheetsAbout CPS dataThe CPS does not publish official statistics. CPS data is operational management…
CPS operational informationPerformance management and case outcomes
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) participates in the annual cross-Government Civil Service People Survey. All our employees are invited to participate. The results can be seen in the annual CPS highlights reports.
In 2022, 102 Civil Service organisations took part in the survey. The section …
Foreword
OPERATION SOTERIA
Operation Soteria in the CPS
Operation Soteria Bluestone and Policing
Test, Learn and Evaluate Approach
Our Evidence Base
The operating model framework
Early Partnership Working on Investigations
Action Plan Monitoring
No Further Action…
OverviewGuidanceThe RegulationsClasses of WitnessesPeople who cannot be paidGiving EvidenceEstimating Expense ClaimsOrdinary WitnessesProfessional WitnessesExpert WitnessesInterpretersExpenses for people accompanying or supporting witnessesProcedureDigital claim formDiscretion to Exceed…
These instructions are incorporated into every prosecution brief.Any Advocate prosecuting on behalf of the Crown Prosecution Service will be expected to be familiar with the material in this document and to apply these instructions.Acceptance of PleasBailConfiscationCostsCustody Time…
National Standards of Advocacy - Introduction
The CPS National Standards of Advocacy
Professional ethics
Planning and preparation
Written advocacy
Advocacy in court
General
Bail
Guilty pleas and sentencing
Trial issues
The trial
Applying CPS policies |
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With effect from 2 May 2023ContentsBACKGROUNDINTRODUCTIONMultiple Defendant/Multiple Indictment CasesWork RecordsRetrials ordered by the Court of AppealWarrants pre dating the implementation of scheme EProceeds of Crime Act (POCA) Restraint ProceedingsSerious Crime Prevention Orders (Serious Crime…
