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  1. Rape and Sexual Offences - Chapter 11: The Sexual History of Complainants, Section 41 YJCEA 1999

    … prosecutor The role of the prosecution advocate at court Section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence … accused, subject to exceptions and with the leave of the court. These restrictions are intended to achieve the right … and on questions about previous sexual history unless the court gives leave. Section 41(1) provides that: ‘‘If at a …

  2. Bereaved Families - Guidance on CPS service to bereaved families in homicide cases

    … Meeting with Trial Advocate Speaking to Witnesses at Court Meeting if charges are discontinued or substantially … supporting bereaved families where cases progress to the Court of Appeal. The enhanced pre-charge procedures for … progress of the case, what is expected to happen at each court hearing and the possible sentences available for the …

  3. Retrial of Serious Offences

    … the urgent steps Proceeding other than by arrest Crown court: bail and custody before application Obtaining the … person Examination of witnesses or evidence by the court Bail/custody once the notice of application has been … of serious offences where there has been an acquittal in court, but compelling new evidence has subsequently come to …

  4. Victims and Witnesses: CPS Commitments to Support

    … Code of Practice and the prosecution guidance on Out of Court Resolutions . The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime … will consider whether it is appropriate to ask the court to keep the defendant in custody. Important … witnesses. Alternatively, the prosecutor may ask the court to impose conditions of bail . Prosecutors will be …

  5. Independent Assessor of Complaints for the Crown Prosecution Service: Annual Report 2022-23

    … a Victim Personal Statement (VPS) to the attention of the court should attract a goodwill payment of just £100. Victims … without a proper understanding of what had happened in court as no one explained the purpose of adding an … alternative charge. Mr A purchased a transcript from the court to help him understand the outcome of the trial, and he …

  6. Public Order Offences incorporating the Charging Standard

    … adult charged with this offence to be tried in the Crown Court. Under section 2 of the Act, it must be proved that: … to Violent Disorder but guilty to section 4 in the Crown Court. R v Mahroof (1988) 88 Cr App R 317: Whilst three or … not guilty to affray but guilty to section 4 in the Crown Court. Incidents within a dwelling should not be charged as …

  7. Private Prosecutions

    … This will include details of the relevant CPS Area, the court centre concerned and the proposed course of action in … what it considers to be the appropriate charges, a magistrate should be slow, in the absence of any special … factor - R v Tower Bridge Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate Ex Parte Chaudhry [1994] 99 Cr App R 170. …

  8. Communications Offences

    … of Cases Criteria Special Jurisdiction of the Chief Magistrate Evidential Considerations Jurisdiction - General … justice, sexual or public order offences, contempt of court and harassment, stalking and controlling or coercive … met should be provided. Special Jurisdiction of the Chief Magistrate Prosecutors should consider whether any …

  9. Serious Crime Prevention Orders

    … Terms of orders Bodies against whom orders can be made Court proceedings Variation Discharge Appeals Breach of an … Advocate in Scotland. Applications are made to the Crown Court, if a person has been convicted of a serious offence, or the High Court on standalone application, if the person has been …

  10. London South

    … Crown Prosecutors, with responsibility for magistrates’ court cases, the Crown Court Unit, the Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) Unit … Between 2016 and 2018, while overseeing the Area’s Crown Court Complex Casework and RASSO units, Lionel also led the …

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