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Road Traffic - Drink and Drug Driving

… RTA 1988 . Section 7A RTA 1988 - Blood taking without consent A constable may ask a medical or health care … that the person is or may be incapable of giving a valid consent for medical reasons. Such a request is not to be made … involving a person aged 17 years or under. The child may consent to the provision of breath, blood or urine specimens …

Witnesses

… be advised of this and any explanation provided (with the consent of the witness). If the witness is interviewed by the … will be giving evidence, the witness must be asked if they consent to being interviewed and informed that: an interview … by either the prosecution or the defence, and without the consent of either, if it is necessary in the interests of …

Immigration

… 1971 Act as they were before. Prosecutors should note the consent and jurisdiction issue in relation to certain … the jurisdiction of the Admiralty (see below, under 'Consent to prosecution for Admiralty Offences'). For more … magistrates’ or Crown court in the usual way, subject to consent for prosecution being obtained as set out below. …

CPS Contact Privacy Notice

Victim Communication and Liaison (VCL) Scheme

… cannot be given due to reasons of confidentiality. Consent It is possible to refer to information contained in a statement (or other material), where the consent of the individual concerned has been obtained. However, in most cases obtaining the consent of the individual prior to disclosing information is …

Pre-Trial Therapy

… ‘sensitive data’ and can only be processed with: the consent of the data subject OR if the processing is ‘strictly … of justice’ or 'legal claims') In data protection law consent cannot be regarding as freely given if the data … genuine or free choice or is unable to refuse or withdraw consent with detriment” ( Recital 42 UK GDPR ). In the …

Operation Soteria: Improving CPS responses to rape complaints and complainants - summary briefing from independent academic research, December 2023

… behaviour, and the reasonableness of any belief in consent that they claimed to hold, is appropriately … on victims’ freedom to make a choice regarding sexual consent within the relationship were not interrogated, making … such practices was suggested to make establishing lack of consent to the reported incident more difficult, with …

Closing the gap: How the CPS is working to reduce disparity between reported rapes and charges

… law, we must prove not only that the complainant did not consent but that the defendant could not have held a … victim vulnerabilities, the impact of trauma, consent and myths and stereotypes. These units are headed by … law, we must prove not only that the complainant did not consent but that the defendant could not have held a …

How we make a decision on what to do in your case - Rape and Serious Sexual Assault

… the vagina, anus or mouth of another person without their consent and without reasonably believing that they … other than the penis, or with any object, without their consent and without reasonably believing that they … sexual touching of another person without their consent and without reasonably believing that they …

Prosecutors in West Midlands seeing increased number of rape charges through closer working with police

… to a jury in order to combat any harmful assumptions about consent. Luke Sargent was convicted of rape, sexual assault … to a jury in order to combat any harmful assumptions about consent. Luke Sargent was convicted of rape, sexual assault …