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The responsibilities of prosecutors where a suspect’s conduct could be dealt with in different ways and by different organisations.
The Service Prosecuting Authority is the principal prosecuting authority within the Service Justice System and is responsible for the prosecution of all service offences before the Service Courts.
Government will work with children to create the first ever child-friendly version of the Victims' Code
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
Guidelines on the prosecutor’s role in applications for Witness Anonymity Orders: Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008.
Extradition processes and agreements between the UK and other countries, role of the Secretary of State, High Court and Supreme Court.
Guidance for prosecutors and investigators on their asset recovery powers under Section 2A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Guidance, created in 2012, for those who wish to begin a private prosecution for offences where the Attorney General’s consent is required.
Attorney General's guidelines for prosecutors on plea discussions and presenting a plea agreement to the court in serious fraud cases.
The Attorney General delivered the UK National Statement at the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties 2025
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