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Minutes of the CPS Board meeting on 17 December 2013

… on the following: Legal Aid and the Criminal Bar The Victims - Commissioner Activity on FGM Item 3: 2013 People … on the following: Legal Aid and the Criminal Bar The Victims - Commissioner Activity on FGM Item 3: 2013 People …

CPS data summary Quarter 3 2021-2022

CPS welcomes independent affirmation of rape charging decisions

… of prosecuting cases involving particularly vulnerable victims and witnesses. As part of this training, by February … on the offender centric approach and trauma. Supporting victims: working together and in partnership with specialist services, to ensure victims receive the right information and support and feel …

Drafting the Indictment

… the extent of the offending Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004 sample counts Offences not indicted taken … 2 stage procedure under the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004 (DVCV) if the criteria can be met. Counts … Thompson  [2004] EWCA Crim 669 Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004 sample counts Where justice cannot be done …

CPS Says: CPS charging decisions have never been made on the basis of performance targets

… its findings. We recognise how concerning this will be for victims of sexual offences but would like to make it clear … its findings. We recognise how concerning this will be for victims of sexual offences but would like to make it clear …

Jailed: Predatory sex offender who smirked as he sexually assaulted young women

Director’s Guidance on Charging, sixth edition, December 2020, incorporating the National File Standard

… out of court disposal, the prosecutor must comply with the Victims’ Code 28 before authorising the police to issue the … the alleged harm to the victim, and the likelihood that victims and witnesses will remain supportive of a prosecution … powers including: provision for payment of compensation to victims in out-of -court disposals; cash, money in a bank or …

Prosecutors publish updated ‘deception as to sex’ guidance

… impartially and with integrity help to secure justice for victims, witnesses, suspects, defendants and the public. …

CPS publishes latest statistics on all crime types showing steady increase in rape convictions

… made but recognise there is still a long way to go so more victims come forward and report with confidence.” An … made but recognise there is still a long way to go so more victims come forward and report with confidence.” An …

School technician apprentice sentenced for upskirting teenage girls at school

… and has been sentenced to a 36-month community order The victims were teenage girls at a school in West Yorkshire … Harm Prevention Order with a five-year notification The victims are unnamed as they are underage and are not to be … and has been sentenced to a 36-month community order The victims were teenage girls at a school in West Yorkshire …