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  1. Relations with other prosecuting agencies and the Prosecutors’ Convention

    … or the Natural Resources Body for Wales or by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Where the CPS is approached for the consent of the DPP, this can be given by any Crown … or the Natural Resources Body for Wales or by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Where the CPS …

  2. Offences against the Person, incorporating the Charging Standard

    … information see the Domestic Abuse prosecution guidance . Consent is a defence to battery (see Brown, below). … approval in R v Brown [1994] 1 AC 212 which confirmed that consent may be a defence to battery but not to the infliction … information see the Domestic Abuse prosecution guidance . Consent is a defence to battery (see Brown, below). …

  3. Public Justice Offences

    … inquiry. Proceedings may only be instituted by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions: section … 1967 (note the provisions of section 4 which requires DPP consent to prosecute – so the CPS should make the charging … inquiry. Proceedings may only be instituted by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions: section …

  4. Mental Health: Suspects and Defendants

    … medical records – especially if the suspect does not consent to their release be willing to assess a patient for a … the person's rights and entitlements whenever the person's consent is requested or given some strip or intimate searches … of reasonableness - for instance, reasonable belief in consent for a sexual offence - mental ill health will not …

  5. Public statement on prosecuting homophobic, biphobic and transphobic hate crime

    … Terrorism Division. No charges can be brought without the consent of the Attorney General Support victims and witnesses … hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation requires the consent of the Attorney General. For more information, see … Terrorism Division. No charges can be brought without the consent of the Attorney General Support victims and witnesses …

  6. How the CPS charges and prosecutes rape cases

    … the vagina, anus or mouth of another person, without their consent and without reasonable belief in consent’ 1 . Penetration of another person’s vagina or anus … other than the penis, or with any object, without their consent and without reasonable belief in consent, is ‘sexual …

  7. Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) 2025

    … Proving that sexual activity took place without consent is the key issue in many cases. Someone consents only … if any, the suspect took to obtain the complainant’s consent and the prosecution must prove that the suspect did … Proving that sexual activity took place without consent is the key issue in many cases. Someone consents only …

  8. Research outcomes

    … of Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) and consent - Summary report The CPS and Equally Ours Research … of Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) and consent project was carried out in two stages: Stage 1: …

  9. CPS authorises charges against NCA officer

    … Theft Robbery Burglary Aggravated Burglary Taking Without Consent (TWOC) Aggravated Taking Without Consent Abstracting Electricity Blackmail Handling Stolen …

  10. Media: Prosecuting Cases Where Public Servants Have Disclosed Confidential Information to Journalists

    … for offences under the 1989 Act require the prior consent of the Attorney General except for offences contrary to section 4(2) where the consent of the DPP is required.  Offences under the Official … not instituted by the Information Commissioner require the consent of the DPP. Subsections 170(2) and (3) sets out a …

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