Code for Crown Prosecutors
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The Code for Crown Prosecutors is the set of legal and ethical guidelines that directs how prosecutors in England and Wales decide whether and how to bring criminal charges.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Code for Crown Prosecutors canonical | 10 |
| CPS Code for Crown Prosecutors | 2 |
| Code for Crown Prosecutors Threshold Test | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1961618 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code for Crown Prosecutors Context triple: [Crown Prosecution Service, appliesPrinciple, Code for Crown Prosecutors]
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A.
Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service is the principal public agency in England and Wales responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police and other authorities.
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B.
Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service
The Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service is a specialized component of the UN’s peace operations that provides expert support to strengthen criminal justice systems and judicial institutions in conflict and post-conflict settings.
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C.
Criminal Chambers
Criminal Chambers are specialized judicial bodies within the Supreme Court of Peru responsible for adjudicating serious criminal cases and interpreting criminal law at the highest level.
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D.
Model Code of Judicial Conduct
The Model Code of Judicial Conduct is a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional and personal conduct of judges in the United States.
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E.
Neighborhood Prosecutor Program
The Neighborhood Prosecutor Program is a community-based initiative of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office that assigns prosecutors to specific neighborhoods to address local quality-of-life and public safety issues through proactive, collaborative problem-solving.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code for Crown Prosecutors Target entity description: The Code for Crown Prosecutors is the set of legal and ethical guidelines that directs how prosecutors in England and Wales decide whether and how to bring criminal charges.
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A.
Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service is the principal public agency in England and Wales responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police and other authorities.
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B.
Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service
The Criminal Law and Judicial Advisory Service is a specialized component of the UN’s peace operations that provides expert support to strengthen criminal justice systems and judicial institutions in conflict and post-conflict settings.
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C.
Criminal Chambers
Criminal Chambers are specialized judicial bodies within the Supreme Court of Peru responsible for adjudicating serious criminal cases and interpreting criminal law at the highest level.
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D.
Model Code of Judicial Conduct
The Model Code of Judicial Conduct is a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional and personal conduct of judges in the United States.
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E.
Neighborhood Prosecutor Program
The Neighborhood Prosecutor Program is a community-based initiative of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office that assigns prosecutors to specific neighborhoods to address local quality-of-life and public safety issues through proactive, collaborative problem-solving.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical guideline
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legal guideline ⓘ prosecution code ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure fairness in prosecutions
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maintain public confidence in the criminal justice system ⓘ promote consistency in prosecution decisions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
CPS paralegal staff
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CPS prosecutors ⓘ CPS reviewing lawyers ⓘ Crown Prosecution Service ⓘ associate prosecutors ⓘ |
| basedOnSection | section 10 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
CPS prosecutors
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Crown Prosecution Service ⓘ |
| containsPrinciple |
evidential stage
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public interest stage ⓘ |
| country | England and Wales ⓘ |
| criterion |
circumstances of suspect
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impact on victim ⓘ proportionality ⓘ realistic prospect of conviction ⓘ seriousness of offence ⓘ sources of information reliability ⓘ sufficiency of evidence ⓘ |
| defines |
Full Code Test
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Threshold Test ⓘ |
| firstIssuedBy | Crown Prosecution Service ⓘ |
| firstIssuedInYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| governs |
acceptance of pleas
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decision to prosecute ⓘ discontinuance of cases ⓘ out-of-court disposals ⓘ selection of charges ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Director of Public Prosecutions ⓘ |
| isUpdated | periodically ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| latestEditionPublisher | Crown Prosecution Service ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | legal system of England and Wales ⓘ |
| publisher | Crown Prosecution Service ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal prosecution policy
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ethical standards for prosecutors ⓘ prosecutorial discretion ⓘ |
| typeOfGuidance | publicly available guidance ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Crown Prosecution Service
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prosecutors in England and Wales ⓘ |
| website | https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/code-crown-prosecutors ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Code for Crown Prosecutors Description of subject: The Code for Crown Prosecutors is the set of legal and ethical guidelines that directs how prosecutors in England and Wales decide whether and how to bring criminal charges.
Referenced by (13)
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CPS
linked to: Code for Crown Prosecutors
linked to: Code for Crown Prosecutors
linked to: Code for Crown Prosecutors