Crown Prosecution Service – Page 39 – Current Awareness

Can the CPS really crack down on football clubs for racist chants by fans? – The Guardian

Posted March 29th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, news, racism, sport by sally

“If the CPS finally cracks down on racist chants at football matches it won’t be for want of prompting. But whether they can do so by threatening clubs with prosecution or loss of points is highly questionable. In his lecture at the University of Portsmouth on Wednesday, Nick Hawkins, the CPS’s lead sports prosecutor asked sports authorities to help stamp out racist chants from the sidelines.”

The Guardian, 29th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

CPS prosecution errors causing distress – The Independent

Posted March 27th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, mistake, news, quality assurance by sally

“Victims and witnesses are suffering as prosecutors make mistakes in more than one in 15 cases and bosses fail to spot the errors, inspectors said today.”

The Independent, 27th March 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Occupy Cardiff protesters claim victory after CPS drops case – The Guardian

Posted March 21st, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, demonstrations, news, public interest, public order by sally

“Two Occupy protesters who were arrested and charged when they attempted to set up camp in Cardiff are claiming victory after a case against them was unexpectedly dropped.”

The Guardian, 20th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Work and Pensions and Health prosecutors to join Crown Prosecution Service – Attorney General’s Office

Posted March 21st, 2012 in attorney general, Crown Prosecution Service, news by sally

“The Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP has agreed to transfer the conduct of prosecutions from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department of Health (DH) to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).”

Attorney General’s Office, 20th March 2012

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk

Regina v A (RJ) – WLR Daily

Posted March 16th, 2012 in abuse of process, Crown Prosecution Service, law reports, prosecutions by tracey

Regina v A (RJ): [2012] EWCA Crim 434; [2012] WLR (D) 76

“A prosecution which did not constitute an abuse of process at the date of conviction could not acquire that characteristic on the basis of new or amended prosecutorial guidance or policy subsequently issued.”

WLR Daily, 13th March 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

CPS cost cuts damaging court cases, report warns – The Guardian

Posted March 13th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, news, reports by sally

“Mistakes are being made in crown court cases by unprepared in-house prosecutors as bosses try to cut costs, a report has warned.”

The Guardian, 13th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

DPP issues guidance to prosecutors in public protest cases – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 6th, 2012 in criminal damage, Crown Prosecution Service, demonstrations, news, public interest, violent disorder by sally

“Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), has today issued Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors with new guidance on dealing with people who may have committed an offence during a protest or demonstration.”

Crown Prosecution Service, 6th March 2012

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

No charges over seized Manchester United fanzine – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, inciting racial hatred, media, news, police, sport by tracey

“Nobody will be charged over copies of a Manchester United fanzine seized before the match with Liverpool amid fears its cover would stoke a racism row.”

BBC News, 24th February 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fox hunt investigation abandoned amid row between campaigners and CPS – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2012 in animal cruelty, Crown Prosecution Service, demonstrations, hunting, legal representation, media, news by sally

“An investigation into a Dorset hunt has been abandoned amid a row between animal welfare monitors and the Crown Prosecution Service over the text of a letter explaining why no arrests should be made.”

The Guardian, 21st February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

SFO operations to be subject to ‘routine’ inspection – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 15th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, inquiries, news, Serious Fraud Office, whistleblowers by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (CPSI) is to ‘shortly’ begin a review of the operations of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), a spokesperson for the Government’s top legal advisors has said.”

OUT-LAW.com, 15th February 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Stronger CPS cases in hate crime lead to increase in guilty pleas – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted February 15th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, guilty pleas, hate crime, inciting hatred on grounds of sexual orientation, inciting racial hatred, inciting religious hatred, news, religiously aggravated offences by sally

“The CPS is prosecuting more hate crimes, more successfully and with more defendants pleading guilty than ever before.”

Crown Prosecution Service, 14th February 2012

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Canoe man prosecutors recover £500,000 from wife – The Guardian

Posted February 15th, 2012 in assets recovery, Crown Prosecution Service, fraud, insurance, news by sally

“Prosecutors have recovered more than half a million pounds in assets from Anne Darwin, whose husband faked his own death in a sea canoeing accident so they could claim more than £600,000 in life insurance money.”

The Guardian, 14th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Stephen Lawrence: papers passed to CPS about potential perjury allegations – The Guardian

Posted February 15th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, evidence, inquiries, murder, news, perjury, police, racism, witnesses by sally

“Detectives and prosecutors are examining whether certain witnesses at the Stephen Lawrence murder trial may have perjured themselves while giving evidence, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.”

The Guardian, 14th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Payout of £600,000 after child witness put at risk – BBC News

Posted February 15th, 2012 in anonymity, children, Crown Prosecution Service, damages, gangs, news, police, witnesses by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service and Met Police paid a family more than £600,000 ($943,000) in damages and costs after a child witness was identified to a gang.”

BBC News, 15th February 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Guardian journalist wins right to ‘sensitive’ court papers related to Griffin conviction – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 13th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, disclosure, freedom of information, hate crime, inciting racial hatred, news, public interest by sally

“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) must disclose some papers it holds relating to the successful conviction of controversial right-wing politician Nick Griffin for a racial hate crime in the 1990s, an Information Rights Tribunal has ruled.”

OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

How my rapist walked free – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, news, police, rape, victims by sally

“The head of the Crown Prosecution Service said last week that prejudice about female behaviour hinders justice. Here, a rape victim agrees.”

The Guardian, 6th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Statement by Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC on the case of Mr C Huhne and Ms V Pryce – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted February 3rd, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, news, perverting the course of justice, road traffic offences by sally

“This statement is made by the Crown Prosecution Service in the interests of transparency and accountability to explain the decisions reached in the cases of Mr Christopher Huhne and Ms Vasiliki Pryce and to explain the time taken in arriving at these decisions.”

Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd February 2012

Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk

Rapes, murders – and one sleepless night: the life of a criminal prosecutor – The Guardian

Posted January 30th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, murder, news, prosecutions, rape by sally

“Alison Saunders is probably the UK’s most experienced criminal prosecutor. She has overseen the convictions of serial rapists and serial murderers – and, in one particularly horrendous case, a man who was both.”

The Guardian, 30th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Statement from the DPP regarding the South Wales case collapse – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted January 27th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, perverting the course of justice, police, press releases, prosecutions by tracey

“Statement from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, concerning the discontinuance of the trial of eight former police officers accused of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in South Wales (R vs Mouncher and others).”

Full press release

Crown Prosecution Service, 26th January 2012

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

CPS to review prosecutors’ handling of ‘Cardiff Three’ trial – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2012 in Crown Prosecution Service, news, perverting the course of justice, police, prosecutions by tracey

“Independent inspectors are to consider the way prosecutors handled the biggest trial of police officers in British criminal history following its collapse last month. Keir Starmer QC, the director of public prosecutions, has asked the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate to look at the trial of eight former police officers who were cleared of fabricating evidence.”

The Guardian, 26th January 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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