Members: Caroline Corby (C), Stephen Parkinson, Julie Lennard, Steve Buckingham, Dr Subo Shanmuganathan, Dr Peter Kane, Rachel King, Manny Lewis, Grace Ononiwu
The guidance sets out how charging decisions are to be approached in cases involving persons who assist or encourage another to commit a crime. These persons are known as accessories or secondary parties.
The Code for Crown Prosecutors is a public document, issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions, that sets out the general principles Crown Prosecutors should follow when they make decisions on cases.
This document sets out the joint commitment of the Crown Prosecution Service, National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing to take action to drive improvement in case progression.
George Stana, 25, and Nandito Badea, 21, were sentenced after a trial in which jurors heard how a journalist was attacked as he walked from his home to his car in Wimbledon on 29 March 2024.
Five men have been convicted for their part in an organised series of robberies targeting men they met through dating apps and stealing thousands of pounds.
