This guidance concerns the handling of criminal allegations against the police. In addition to police officers, this may include allegations against those that come within the wider definition of a “person serving with the police".
Hate crimes often have a disproportionate impact on the victim because they are being targeted for a personal characteristic. We recognise that hate crime not only impacts the individual victim but also the wider community. Hate incidents as one-offs or a related series of events can send reverberations through communities, just as they can reinforce established patterns of prejudice and discrimination. This is why it is so important for hate crime to be prosecuted effectively.
This Protocol is between the Local Safeguarding Partnerships (LSP), the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (“NPCC”).
Advocacy is central to our work as prosecutors. CPS advocates now appear in all courts and across the full range of cases. This is as it should be. But whether it is one of our own lawyers or Associate Prosecutors, or a member of the private Bar representing the Crown, the very highest standards of advocacy are essential.
These new and updated National Standards of Advocacy clearly set out what we expect from all prosecution advocates. By adhering to them we shall serve the public and uphold justice.
This document sets out the principles the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will follow when selecting an advocate to prosecute a case. They apply equally to in-house and external prosecution advocates and relate to all advocacy undertaken by the CPS.
That’s the strong message from Knowsley Council, Merseyside Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following the sentencing of James Newton, 27, from Kirkby, who posted racist and hateful social media comments on a local Facebook Group.
This fees bulletin outlines the CPS fee arrangements in respect of magistrates’ court and the Youth Court work undertaken by external advocates on or after 2 May 2023.
