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  1. 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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. Victims' Guide – what happens when a case comes to the CPS

    … who has reported a crime which hasn’t yet been proven in court. What you need to know first - victims guide What … is charged - the first hearing in the magistrates’ court The magistrates' court - plea hearings The first hearing in the Crown Court – …

  5. 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 …

  6. Victims Summit 2023 - speech by Max Hill KC, Director of Public Prosecutions

    … from police investigation to CPS charging decisions to court listing of trials is rightly top of our list of … damage which could be dealt with in a magistrates’ court. However, these are perfect examples of cases where a … development of the Serious Sexual Violence Support in court project being piloted in Leeds, Newcastle and, of …

  7. Disclosure Manual: Chapter 12 - Applying the Disclosure Test

    … to: the exclusion of evidence; a stay of proceedings; or a court or tribunal finding that any public authority had acted … is sensitive and falls properly to be placed before the court in a PII application. There is no requirement to … relates to a co-defendant, “CND”. In cases before a Crown Court,  rule 15.2(2) of the Criminal Procedure Rules requires …

  8. Victims' Guide - After the trial: appeals

    … rare circumstances, it may be possible for us to ask the court to quash the acquittal and ask for a retrial if the … been given is too harsh. After a trial in the magistrates’ court After a trial in the magistrates’ court Toggle accordion Defendants who have been convicted …

  9. Coroners

    … Oxfordshire [2020] UKSC 46 (13 November 2020) the Supreme Court clarified that the standard of proof for suicide and … of beyond reasonable doubt. The decision of the Supreme Court in Maughan means that the ordinary expectation that a … is communicated by the appropriate officer of the court or where the coroner is informed that there is to be no …

  10. Homophobic, Biphobic and Transphobic Hate Crime - Prosecution Guidance

    … to it. For a conviction to receive enhanced sentencing in court the police need to provide sufficient evidence to prove … monitoring of whether or not the prosecutor drew the court's attention to the sentencing provisions, and whether or not the court applied an enhanced sentence. Case Building Prosecutors …

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