CPS prosecutors

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CPS prosecutors are legal professionals in England and Wales who work for the Crown Prosecution Service, making decisions on whether and how to prosecute criminal cases on behalf of the state.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown Prosecution Service staff ⓘ
legal professionals ⓘ
public prosecutors ⓘ
actsOnBehalfOf the Crown ⓘ
linked to: The Crown

the state ⓘ
linked to: State
appearsIn Crown Court ⓘ
Magistrates’ courts ⓘ
criminal courts ⓘ
canHandle either-way offences ⓘ
indictable-only offences ⓘ
summary offences ⓘ
country England and Wales ⓘ
decisionMakingPower decide appropriate charges ⓘ
decide whether to discontinue a case ⓘ
decide whether to prosecute ⓘ
duty act fairly and impartially ⓘ
apply the Code for Crown Prosecutors ⓘ
assess evidential sufficiency ⓘ
assess public interest in prosecution ⓘ
disclose relevant material to the defence ⓘ
uphold the interests of justice ⓘ
employedBy Crown Prosecution Service ⓘ
employerType government department ⓘ
focusesOn criminal law ⓘ
goal ensure fair trials ⓘ
secure justice for victims and witnesses ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
language English law terminology ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
notResponsibleFor civil litigation ⓘ
private prosecutions ⓘ
operatesIn criminal justice system of England and Wales ⓘ
partOf Crown Prosecution Service workforce ⓘ
primaryRole conduct prosecutions in court ⓘ
make charging decisions ⓘ
prosecute criminal cases ⓘ
review evidence in criminal cases ⓘ
region United Kingdom ⓘ
requiresMembership a legal professional body in England and Wales ⓘ
requiresQualification qualified barrister ⓘ
qualified solicitor ⓘ
subjectTo CPS policies and guidance ⓘ
Code for Crown Prosecutors ⓘ
professional conduct rules ⓘ
subnationalUnit England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
worksUnder Director of Public Prosecutions ⓘ
worksWith courts in England and Wales ⓘ
police in England and Wales ⓘ

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Code for Crown Prosecutors → bindingOn → CPS prosecutors ⓘ