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  1. The Crown Prosecution Service: Protector of victims' and defendants' rights. Tom Sargant Memorial Annual Lecture - Alison Saunders, DPP

    … them at court - using a range of in- house advocates, self-employed advocates or agents in court; and provides … more of a straight 'fight' between the prosecution and the defence, with victims often treated as bystanders. Since … a conviction, taking into account what is known about the defence case and of course looking at the evidence. So we …

  2. Corporate Prosecutions

    … be strictly liable unless it can establish a statutory defence that it had in place such prevention procedures as … when the offending is brought to their notice, involving self-reporting and remedial actions, including the … paragraph 2.9.1 of the DPA Code of Practice, a corporate self-report will often involve allegations of wrongdoing by …

  3. Public Order Offences incorporating the Charging Standard

    … to the extent that the accused had lost the power of self-control, a charge of drunk and disorderly behaviour … 1128 (Admin)) A garden ( DPP v D [2017] EWHC 2244 (Admin)) Defence of “reasonable conduct” Sections 4, 4A and 5 all … on Identification , elsewhere in this Legal Guidance. Selfdefence The law of self-defence is applicable to Public …

  4. CPS data summary Quarter 4 2019-2020

    … parental assault where reasonable chastisement is not a defence sexual offences child homicides child cruelty, … agreed Criminal Justice System definitions for the 16+1 self-defined ethnicity (SDE) categories. Police forces are … an individual has been given an opportunity to state their self-perceived ethnicity. Defendants may not state their …

  5. CPS updates deaths in custody legal guidance

    … is a realistic prospect of being able to disprove the defence of self-defence and/or defence of another; and that if an inquest …

  6. Coronavirus: Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 effective from 13.00 on 26 March 2020 – 3 July 2020

    … premises used for the closed business if the SCR is in a self-contained unit, and it is possible for a member of the … remain open to provide accommodation to those required to self-isolate by law (R. 5 (4)(a)(v)) and for elite athletes … – statutory defences Where an offence provision provides a defence of “reasonable excuse” (or that a defendant was …

  7. Female Genital Mutilation

    … Assisting a girl to mutilate her own genitals – section 2 Self-mutilation is not an offence, but it is an offence to … parent at the relevant time (when the FGM occurs). It is a defence for a defendant to show that either: at the relevant … criminal standard of proof. Where the defendant offers the defence of having taken reasonable steps to protect the girl …

  8. Rape and Sexual Offences - Chapter 3: Case Building

    … quantities of material The complainant’s right to privacy Defence Engagement Material held by third parties Reasonable … obligations and material will only be provided to the defence if it meets the strict test for disclosure and … commission of sex offences either by force, covertly or self-administered. These may be prescription drugs, illegally …

  9. Mersey-Cheshire

    … they will argue for the prosecution at court against defence lawyers. Our teams of prosecutors and associate … emergency media queries only . Contact Information for the defence The following email addresses are for the sole use of … Correspondence: [email protected] Self-represented defendants - please use the above email …

  10. London North

    … barrister with over 20 years’ successful practice at the self-employed Criminal Bar. He served as Head of Chambers … advice and representation (both for the prosecution and defence) in serious and complex criminal cases. He is a Grade … Division (SFD). In doing so, he was the first and only self-employed barrister to be seconded to a CPS Central …

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