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The CPS is responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police and other investigative authorities, in England and Wales. CPS is a non-ministerial department.
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.
The SPA is the principal prosecuting authority within the Service Justice System and is responsible for the prosecution of all service offences before the Service Courts. SPA works with the Ministry of Defence .
Guidelines on the acceptance of pleas and the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise (revised 2009).
The PPS is the principal prosecuting authority in Northern Ireland. In addition to taking decisions as to prosecution in cases investigated by the police in Northern Ireland, it also considers cases investigated by other statutory authorities, such as HM Revenue...
Complete this form to resume a prosecution when a patient becomes fit to plead.
This page contains copies of the Deferred Prosecution Agreements and supporting information for each of the SFO's twelve DPAs agreed to date.
Guidance, created in 2012, for those who wish to begin a private prosecution for offences where the Attorney General’s consent is required.
This guidance sets out the common approach of the DPP and the Director of the SFO to the prosecution in England and Wales of corporate offending.
Some criminal offences require the Attorney General’s consent or permission for the Director of Public Prosecutions to consent before legal proceedings can begin.
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