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  1. Sexual offences

    … cases because the prosecution is required to prove to the court that the victim did not consent and that the suspect … measures can also be applied for and put in place during court proceedings to make the experience less traumatic for … from a separate room Evidence in private, with the court cleared of the public and most journalists Giving …

  2. Gang related offences - Decision making in

    … the seriousness and extent of the offending; give the court adequate powers to sentence and impose appropriate … of the prosecution team, but has a separate duty to the court to give independent evidence, whichever side it may … As part of the duty of an expert witness to the court, a police officer tendering expert evidence must make …

  3. CPS data summary Quarter 2 2022-2023

    … total of 168.5 days).  The live caseload in the Crown Court has increased by 6.9% this quarter from 69,786 in Q1 22/23 to 74,587 in Q2 22/23. Receipts into the Crown Court have remained relatively static (increasing by only … in Q1 22/23 to 99,117 in Q2 22/23. Whilst the magistrates’ court recorded a small increase in prosecutions, the Crown …

  4. Boy, 14, charged with murder following deaths of Max Dixon and Mason Rist

    … Crown Prosecutors. He is due to appear at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday, 6 February. It is not the function of the … it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider. The CPS assessment of any case is not in … It is not a finding of fact, which can only be made by a court, but rather an assessment of what it might be possible …

  5. UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Headteacher convicted of sexual offences

    … against his victims following a 16-day trial at Mold Crown Court in May. Foden’s offending came to light in September … in Colwyn Bay. He was sentenced on 1 July at Mold Crown Court to 17 years' imprisonment and placed on the sex … against his victims following a 16-day trial at Mold Crown Court in May. Foden’s offending came to light in September …

  6. CPS data summary Quarter 3 2022-2023

    … in Q2 22/23 to 99,251 in Q3 22/23. Whilst the magistrates’ court recorded a small reduction in completed prosecutions, the Crown Court recorded an increase of 28.7%, from 12,340 in Q2 22/23 … 99,117 in Q2 22/23 to 99,251 in Q3 22/23. The magistrates’ court recorded a reduction in prosecutions of 3.9% in Q3 …

  7. Crown Prosecution Service authorises charges relating to Ely, Cardiff riots

    … will be listed for a first hearing at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 19 September and Friday, 20 September … it is appropriate to present charges for the criminal court to consider. The CPS assessment of any case is not in … It is not a finding of fact, which can only be made by a court, but rather an assessment of what it might be possible …

  8. So-Called Honour-Based Abuse

    … proceedings. They will not be if it appears to the Court the expert will provide their own assessment to assist the court that they are unable to understand questions put to … Definition of Domestic Abuse incorporates SCHBA. The court should review the Sentencing Councils Overarching …

  9. Custody Time Limits

    … handling of Custody Time Limit cases in the magistrates' court and the Crown Court between HM Courts and Tribunal Service and the Crown … attracts its own CTL (see R v Wirral District Magistrates Court, ex parte Meikle [1990] Crim L R 801) and Archbold …

  10. Survivors of rape and serious sexual assault given the right to have dropped cases reviewed

    … making now, if we have already stopped the case in court, there is nothing that can be done to reactivate the … after the CPS dropped her case by offering no evidence in court. A subsequent VRR said the prosecution should have gone … of the victim, the defendant and the prosecutorial independence of CPS. This means that the CPS will decide when …

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