The CPS: How we make our decisions
This means asking whether a court is more likely than not to find the defendant guilty when it's heard all the evidence. To answer this question the prosecutor must consider whether the evidence is reliable, credible and whether there is anything that might undermine the case against the defendant.. This test is different to the test the court applies at trial.
How a criminal case works | The Crown Prosecution Service
Less serious offences such as motoring offences or public order offences can usually only be tried in the magistrates’ court. These are called ‘summary only’ offences. The most serious offences such as rape or murder can only be tried in the Crown Court.
Sexual offences - The Crown Prosecution Service
A rape is when a person uses their penis without consent to penetrate the vagina, mouth, or anus of another person. Legally, a person without a penis cannot commit rape, but a female may be guilty of rape if they assist a male perpetrator in an attack. Sexual assault is where one person intentionally touches another person sexually without their consent.
Terrorism - The Crown Prosecution Service
The Terrorism Act 2000 defines terrorism, both in and outside of the UK, as the use or threat of one or more of the actions listed below, and where they are designed to influence the government, or an international governmental organisation or to intimidate the public.
Stalking or Harassment | The Crown Prosecution Service
Apr 24, 2023 · The Code for Crown Prosecutors. 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.
Witnesses - The Crown Prosecution Service
Jul 15, 2024 · The Code for Crown Prosecutors. 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.
Lucy Letby found guilty of baby murders
Aug 18, 2023 · Notes to editors. Pascale Jones is a Senior Crown Prosecutor with CPS Mersey-Cheshire and is the reviewing lawyer in this case. Graham Siggs is the paralegal officer in this case.
Whistleblowing: Frequently Asked Questions - The Crown …
Aug 12, 2021 · The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is committed to ensuring high standards of conduct in all that it does. For civil servants, these standards are reinforced by the Civil Service Code and the departmental Code of Conduct.
Strangulation and suffocation | The Crown Prosecution Service
Aug 25, 2022 · The Code for Crown Prosecutors. 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.
The Crown Prosecution Service
Your local CPS. The CPS operates across England and Wales, with 14 regional teams prosecuting cases locally. Each of these 14 CPS Areas is headed by a Chief Crown Prosecutor, and works closely with local police forces and other criminal justice partners.