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  1. 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. …

  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. Restraining Orders

    … done the act, that does not amount to a conviction and the court does not have the power to impose a restraining order: … proposed conditions if the prosecutor is to ask the court to impose a restraining order. Restraining orders can … order on conviction, section 360 SA 2020 provides that a court (in the course of dealing with an offender) may make a …

  4. CPS authorises charges against five men including British man accused of conducting hostile state activity to benefit Russia

    … offences. Specific reporting restrictions, issued by the court in relation to this case, have now been lifted, … on 19 April 2024 and appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 20 April. He is charged with: Aggravated … on 20 April 2024 and appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 22 April. He is charged with: Aggravated …

  5. Annual Report and Key Measures

    … number of cases that were committed for trial in the Crown Court in each financial year from 2015-2016 to 2018-2019. CPS Crown Court Outcomes 2015-2019 This file shows the outcomes of those cases dealt with in the Crown Court in each financial year from 2015-2016 to 2018-2019. CPS …

  6. 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 …

  7. Mersey-Cheshire

    … events. Merseyside is unique in that it has just one Crown Court centre. However the caseload dealt with by the CPS team … its size. More serious cases are heard at Liverpool Crown Court. There are three magistrates' court centres in Merseyside - Liverpool, Bootle and Wirral. …

  8. Stalking or Harassment

    … that the best evidence is gathered and presented to the court. Prosecutors should be aware of the Protocol on the … which carry the maximum general sentence a magistrates’ court can impose. As summary offences, an information must be … limit which applies by virtue of section 127 Magistrates’ Court Act 1980 does not apply here because proceedings are on …

  9. Focus on fairness – prosecuting crime in a changing world: Speech by Max Hill KC, DPP, to the Howard League

    … offence. And then we present the evidence and invite a court to find the defendant guilty. We are independent, and … means that an impartial, objective and reasonable jury, magistrate or judge, properly directed in accordance with the … means that an impartial, objective and reasonable jury, magistrate or judge, properly directed in accordance with the …

  10. Victims and Witnesses: CPS Commitments to Support

    … 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 . 8. Prosecutors will be … . In relevant cases, prosecutors will apply to the court to prevent the publication of details that may identify …

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