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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.
The CPS Areas, CPSD, CPS Central Casework Divisions and 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.
About CPS - The Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes criminal cases that have been investigated by the police and other investigative organisations in England and Wales. The CPS is independent, and we make our decisions independently of the police …
CPS | The Crown Prosecution Service
Two men have been charged with offences after an incident at Manchester Airport on 23 July 2024. The Crown Prosecution Service has today charged two men with assaults on police officers.
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.
The Criminal Justice System - The Crown Prosecution Service
At the CPS we play a key role in the criminal justice system. It's our job to prosecute criminal cases - making sure we prosecute the right person for the right offence. These explainers illustrate our role, how we make our decisions and how we …
We are the CPS | The Crown Prosecution Service
Hear from our people about what matters to us and the unique role we play in the criminal justice system.
New measures unveiled to improve service to victims of crime
2024年12月5日 · Notes to editors Case studies: Case Study one – emotional support. Helping a sex-worker who had been raped stay engaged with the criminal justice process is a case that one CPS paralegal legal assistant says she was so profoundly affected by, she will take the experience “to the grave” with her.
CPS News Centre - The Crown Prosecution Service
Criminal cases prosecuted by the CPS are in the news every day, along with a range of issues relating to our work – from violence against women and girls and hate crime, to support for victims and witnesses, statistics and speeches. To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal ...