Trafford’s Voluntary & Community Sector Invited to Have Their Say on the Code for Crown Prosecutors Consultation
Alison Saunders CB, the Director of Public Prosecutions, last week launched a consultation on a proposed new edition of the Code for Crown Prosecutors (the Code). The Code is used on a daily basis by prosecutors and the police when deciding whether or a not a suspect should be charged with a criminal offence.
The Code is periodically revised so that it reflects legal and social developments, as well as changes in prosecution policy and practice. The current edition of the Code was published in January 2013. The proposed revisions retain the style of the 2013 Code, which introduced a shorter, streamlined version, with an overarching statement of principles. Beneath the Code sits a body of legal guidance and policies, which provide further detailed assistance to prosecutors on specific offences and topics.
For more information on the proposed text for the updated Code of Crown Prosecutors please visit: https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/code-crown-prosecutors-2018-consultation
To take part in the online consultation please visit:
https://www.cps.gov.uk/consultation/consultation-code-crown-prosecutors-2018
To download a paper version of the consultation form please code_consultation_2018_response
and return it to CodeConsultation@cps.gov.uk by midnight on 10 September 2018, alternatively you can post your consultation form by post to:
Rae Slawinski
The Code Consultation
Crown Prosecution Service
9th Floor North
Rose Court
Southwark Bridge Road
LONDON SE1 9HS
Please include your name, organisation (if applicable), postal address, telephone number and email address in any response.
Have your say before midnight on the 10th September 2018