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  1. 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 … we prosecute – instead representing the public interest in court.  So, the CPS itself is independent – but how do we … means that an impartial, objective and reasonable jury, magistrate or judge, properly directed in accordance with the …

  2. London North

    … Adele Kelly, DCCP for the London North Magistrates’ Court Team, Christian Meikle, DCCP for the Crown Court Unit and David Malone, who heads the Complex Casework … Adele is the DCCP for the London North Magistrates’ Court Team and London Red Charging Team - a pan-London unit. …

  3. 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 …

  4. North West

    … DCCP Joanne Cunliffe, who has responsibility for Crown Court cases, DCCP Katie Nicholson, who has responsibility for magistrates’ court cases and DCCP Howard Gough, who leads the Rape and … District Crown Prosecutor for the Mersey/Cheshire Crown Court Team as well as retaining the management of the RASSO …

  5. 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 …

  6. Farquharson Guidelines: Role of Prosecuting Advocates

    … Policy issues arising at trial CPS Representation at Crown Court Referral to Senior CPS Representative Change of Advice … not legally binding unless expressly approved by the Court of Appeal, nonetheless provide important practical … to consider, prepare and advise on the evidence before the court hearing or draft/agree the indictment. Where a CPS …

  7. Farquharson Guidelines: Role of Prosecuting Advocates

    … Policy issues arising at trial CPS Representation at Crown Court Referral to Senior CPS Representative Change of Advice … not legally binding unless expressly approved by the Court of Appeal, nonetheless provide important practical … to consider, prepare and advise on the evidence before the court hearing or draft/agree the indictment. Where a CPS …

  8. 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 …

  9. 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 - … investigation through to the presentation of the case in court. As well as looking at our internal processes and … from that applied by the criminal courts. A jury, judge or magistrate may only convict if they are sure that the …

  10. 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, …

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