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  1. 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 …

  2. DPP Speech to the Bar Council

    … to see the revival of Better Case Management in the Crown Court, as announced by the Senior Presiding Judge a few weeks … Summary Justice principles for the magistrates’ court. These align with BCM and seek to deliver similar positive results in the lower court.      Capacity From a CPS perspective, the success of …

  3. Instructions for Prosecuting Advocates

    … them the basis on which the case will be opened to the court. If, as may well be the case, the plea basis has … endorse the document which should then be lodged with the court (a copy being retained with the brief or prosecution … be indicated on the document, before it is handed into the court. The prosecution must indicate whether or not they …

  4. Prosecuting in the public interest: independence without isolation - Max Hill QC, Director of Public Prosecutions

    … from home. Some staff continued to appear in person in court throughout lockdown, while others travelled to offices … and A significant number of cases were coming to court that should not have progressed to that stage: 43% of … the CPS was to then take over and prosecute the cases in court. In such a fast-moving and unprecedented situation, …

  5. Children and young people as witnesses - Alison Saunders, DPP

    … for helping the CPS to support witnesses through the court process. It is important that we also look at what more … measures include victims and witnesses giving evidence in court from behind screen, by live link or in private by … the experience of children victims and witnesses at court, and it is our duty to ensure that we continue to make …

  6. Speech by Max Hill QC, DPP, to the Policing and Security All-Party Parliamentary Group, 15 July 2019

    … robust legal decisions and successfully bring cases to court every day. To do this, I am focusing on our casework - … from that applied by the criminal courts. A jury, judge or magistrate may only convict if they are sure that the … from that applied by the criminal courts. A jury, judge or magistrate may only convict if they are sure that the …

  7. Hearsay

    … proceedings agree to it being admissible S.114(1)(d) The court is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice for … Policy and Practice Charging Case Preparation Rules of court Proof Annex A: S.116 Hearsay, criteria and potential … agreement of all parties to the proceedings, or where the court is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice for …

  8. CPS Business Plan 2020-21

    … the Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework to the Crown Court Joint police-CPS RASSO action plan Contributions to … the Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework to the Crown Court Joint police-CPS RASSO action plan Contributions to …

  9. Dangerous Dog Offences

    … dogs of a “type” which is wider than “breed”. In R v Crown Court at Knightsbridge ex parte Dunne; Brock v DPP [1993] 4 All ER 491, DC, the court made clear that section 1 applies to dogs who have a … the prohibited breed. This is a question of fact for the court to decide. As regards pit bull terriers, the court is …

  10. Deaths in Custody, including following contact with the police - A guide to the role of the Crown Prosecution Service

    … be charged with? What happens when a case goes to court? Useful Contacts Introduction When a person dies in … there will be a trial. To find the defendant guilty the magistrate, judge or jury (depending on which court the case … there will be a trial. To find the defendant guilty the magistrate, judge or jury (depending on which court the case …

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