‘The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched an internal inquiry into its use of warrants and production orders following the collapse of major trials, amid warnings that other cases could be in jeopardy.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Speech by HHJ Edmund QC at the Criminal Bar Association Ann Goddard Memorial Lecture on 3 November 2015 entitled ”All Change: What you need to know about Better Case Management and the Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing”.
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 17th November 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Official inspection is critical of the way police and prosecutors treat vulnerable victims and witnesses.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Victims of domestic violence and other vulnerable witnesses are being put at risk by the erratic handling of sensitive cases by police and prosecutors, inspectors have said.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The 74-year-old songwriter hits out at the length of time the Crown Prosecution Service took to prove his innocence.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Data protection arrangements should be reviewed in the modern world of social media and cybercrime, a specialist solicitor has said, after it emerged the Crown Prosecution Service delivered unencrypted DVDs to a film studio for 12 years.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th November 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been fined £200,000 by the information watchdog after the theft of laptops containing videos of police interviews.’
BBC News, 4th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Bahar Mustafa, the Goldsmiths student diversity officer who was due to appear in court after allegedly tweeting the hashtag #killallwhitemen, has had charges against her dropped.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Tom Watson’s controversial letter to Britain’s top prosecutor did not lead to Leon Brittan being interviewed by police over sex abuse allegations, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.’
The Guardian, 13th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The accountability of MI5 and MI6 and the question of whether they are fully subject to the rule of law lie at the heart of attempts by the media to sweep away the secrecy surrounding a major terrorism trial, the lord chief justice said on Monday. In a series of remarks that disclosed publicly for the first time the role that the UK’s security and intelligence agencies played in imposing secrecy on the trial of Erol Incedal, a London law student, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd told the court of appeal that public confidence in the way they do their work was a key issue in the case.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘More than 2,000 suspected criminals avoided prosecution in England and Wales last year because of their ill-health or age, figures have shown.’
BBC News, 9th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Budget cuts can go too far and prevent government agencies from fulfilling their public service roles effectively, the new chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service has warned.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service is under pressure but not on the “brink of collapse”, the attorney general told a House of Commons committee last night.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th September 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The attorney general has refused to disclose his advice about the legality of RAF drone strikes in Syria, citing collective cabinet responsibility and the need for law officers to give “full and frank” opinions.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Evidence gathered as part of a major police inquiry into abuse at a school in Rochdale is now being considered by the Crown Prosecution Service.’
BBC News, 16th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A retired bishop who has admitted sex offences against young men, should have faced charges 22 years ago, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted. The CPS said a caution given to Peter Ball in 1993 was wrong as there was sufficient evidence to prosecute.’
BBC News, 13th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Alison Saunders, is boosting the support offered to victims and witnesses at Crown Court proceedings by ensuring that the vital service offered by our dedicated CPS paralegal staff is provided exactly where it is needed – at court where the victims and witnesses are.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th September 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The country’s most senior prosecutor said it was “difficult” hearing calls for her to quit over her handling of the Lord Janner case, but insisted: “I’m still the right person for the job.”’
The Guardian, 6th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors are considering a file for a possible corporate prosecution over phone hacking at the News of the World.’
BBC News, 28th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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