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Code for Crown Prosecutors
The Codefor Crown ProsecutorsOctober 2018 CPS1 Table of contents Introduction .. 2 General Principles .. 3 The Decision Whether to Prosecute .. 5 The Full code Test .. 7 The Threshold Test .. 12 Selection of Charges .. 14 Out-of-Court Disposals .. 15 Court Venue .. 16 Accepting Guilty Pleas .. 17 Reconsidering a Prosecution Decision .. 18 2 Introduction The code for Crown Prosecutors (the code ) is issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) under section 10 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985. This is the eighth edition of the code and replaces all earlier versions. The DPP is the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which is the principal public prosecution service for England and Wales. The DPP operates independently, under the superintendence of the Attorney General who is accountable to Parliament for the work of the CPS. The code gives guidance to Prosecutors on the general principles to be applied when making decisions about prosecutions.
2.8. Prosecutors must be even-handed in their approach to every case, and have a duty to protect the rights of suspects and defendants, while providing the best possible service to victims. 2.9. The CPS is a public authority for the purposes of current, relevant equality legislation. Prosecutors are bound by the duties set out in this legislation .
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