“Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, today issued a clarified and updated edition of The Code for Crown Prosecutors (the Code).”
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd February 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Full guidance on when prosecutions should be brought for assisting suicide will be published next week, the Crown Prosecution Service said today.”
The Independent, 17th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Following widespread concerns about the expenses claimed by some MPs and some members of the House of Lords, a number of complaints were made to the Metropolitan Police alleging criminal conduct. In light of these complaints on 15 May 2009, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Paul Stephenson, and I agreed to set up a panel of senior police officers and senior prosecuting lawyers to assess the complaints and consider whether there should be a criminal investigation into any of them.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th February 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Attorney General: Keynote Speech – CPS National Schools Project Launch.”
Attorney General’s Office, 4th February 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“Attorney General’s speech to CPS National Schools Project Launch – 4th February 2010.”
Attorney General’s Office, 3rd February 2010
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“A question has arisen as to whether it was in the public interest for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to have prosecuted Kay Gilderdale for attempted murder.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th January 2010
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service is blocking attempts to disclose details about the prosecution of Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National party, for race hate crimes, claiming that to do so would breach his data protection rights.”
The Guardian, 22nd January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers say today’s judgment that released the man who jailed for attacking a burglar had nothing to do with the law of self-defence and everything to do with the unique facts of Munir Hussain’s case.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has brought more prosecutions against perpetrators of domestic violence and secured more guilty pleas and convictions for the third year running.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 15th December 2009
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Service should be more open with the public and less reliant on paper case files, says Keir Starmer QC.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British prosecutors failed to disclose crucial evidence to the courts in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in a case that resulted in an innocent pilot being jailed for five months, previously unseen documents reveal.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Victims and their families should fully understand what a sentence means in practice, and CPS prosecutors can play a key role in explaining, the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, said today.”
Attorney General’s Office, 5th November 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
“Crown Prosecution Service lawyers are receiving personal bonuses linked to their success in confiscating criminal assets, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 31st October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Keir Starmer QC, a former Human Rights Lawyer of the Year, was a surprise appointment for Director of Public Prosecutions in July 2008.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Human Rights Act is not a ‘criminals’ charter’, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said.”
BBC News, 21st October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Lord Chief Justice has said public confidence in the justice system will be ‘undermined’ if prosecutions are abandoned because they cost too much.”
BBC News, 20th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today launched a 12 week public consultation on important changes to the Code for Crown Prosecutors – the document that sets out the principles which prosecutors must follow when they decide whether or not to prosecute an individual.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th October 2009
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Launching his interim policy on prosecuting cases of assisted suicide today, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, called for public participation in a 12-week consultation on the factors he has identified which will be taken into account when considering whether prosecutions will be brought for this offence.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd September 2009
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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