“Police, social workers and the Crown Prosecution Service ‘missed opportunities’ to stop a child exploitation ring abusing young girls over several years, according to a report published today.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Fewer prosecutions should be brought against police, fire brigade and ambulance staff who commit driving offences while responding to emergencies, according to draft guidance issued by the Crown Prosecution Service on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Irene Gardiner bringing case against Crown Prosecution Service and police over law change that could make her homeless.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The link-sharing website’s demise at the hands of the content industry’s pitbull has set more than one precedent.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 1988 murder led to the conviction of three innocent men. Now ‘Panorama’ looks again at the role of the police.”
The Independent, 12th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Prison sentences totalling more than 1,800 years have been handed out to rioters following the disorder which began exactly a year ago.”
BBC News, 6th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The judgment in the #twitterJoketrial is an important one for Paul Chambers who has been acquitted and can now get on with his life without the stain of criminal conviction hanging over his head.”
Charon QC, 28th July 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“The director of public prosecutions (DPP) stopped his staff dropping the case against Paul Chambers, author of the ‘Twitter joke’ about blowing up Robin Hood airport in South Yorkshire, it has been claimed.”
The Guardian, 29th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The CPS has tried to find ways of assessing the impact it has on improving the safety of the victims in cases of violence against women and girls.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd July 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Domestic violence conviction rates are at their highest after a four-year campaign by prosecutors to tackle violence against women and girls, the director of public prosecutions will announce on Monday.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, will reveal that convictions for rape are now at record levels but it is only the tip of the iceberg. Just ten per cent of victims of serious sexual assault will go to the police, mainly because they do not believe the criminal justice system will help them, he will say.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, has today launched a consultation on a proposed new edition of the Code for Crown Prosecutors (the Code). The Code is the overarching document that all prosecutors follow in deciding whether or not a suspect should be charged.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th July 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Criminals arrested for offences such as minor assaults, theft and fraud could escape prosecution in the biggest shake-up of charging guidelines for 20 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three guards who worked for the security firm G4S have been told they will not face manslaughter charges over the death of Jimmy Mubenga, an Angolan refugee who collapsed while being escorted on a flight from Heathrow airport in London 21 months ago.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Jimmy Makenda Mubenga died on 12 October 2010 on a flight to Angola before it had left Heathrow airport. Mr Mubgenga died from cardiorespiratory collapse after being restrained by security guards. A specialist prosecutor within the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has reviewed the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police Service into Mr Mubenga’s tragic death.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th July 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
“Prosecutors aim to decide by the end of this month whether they will bring phone-hacking charges against former News of the World journalists, the director of public prosecutions has told the Guardian.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prosecutors speak of their pride in the way the CPS and the courts rose to the unprecedented challenge of the English riots, but defence lawyers tell a story of panic and paralysis.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A memorandum of understanding (MOU) to ensure consistent and thorough handling of cases involving undercover officers where there may be a criminal prosecution has been signed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).”
Crown Prosecution Office, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Prosecutors are to decide whether to charge four journalists with phone hacking after they were handed their files by Scotland Yard. The Crown Prosecution Service was today given four files involving four journalists relating to the phone hacking inquiry Operation Weeting, for charging decisions.”
The Independent, 21st June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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