1 - Crown Prosecution Service Flashcards
1
Q
What was the brief of the Crown Prosecution Service, established in 1985?
A
To conduct prosecutions in the lower courts and to commission and brief barristers to conduct cases in the higher courts
2
Q
The Crown Prosecution Service reviews all cases referred by the police…
A
The CPS reviews all cases referred by the police and proceeds only with those cases where there is ‘sufficient evidence to prosecute’ unless it is in the public interest not to do so.
3
Q
The Crown Prosecution Service is established to be independent…
A
The CPS was established to be independent of the police but because it
is accountable to government, it is nonetheless seen as a state service
