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The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23) is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Its main provisions are to establish the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), to transfer the responsibility of prosecution of offences from the police to the CPS, [ 1 ] and to codify the prosecution process.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the principal public agency for conducting criminal prosecutions in England and Wales. It is headed by the Director of Public ...
The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 created the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in 1986, a dedicated, nationwide prosecution service under the control of the DPP, then Sir Thomas Hetherington QC. This involved the recruitment of 3,000 new staff, which despite difficulties the DPP succeeded in doing.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Scottish Gaelic: Oifis a' Chrùin agus Seirbheis Neach-casaid a' Chrùin) is the independent public prosecution service for Scotland, and is a Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government.
It supports the Attorney General and their deputy, the Solicitor General (together, the Law officers of the Crown in England and Wales). It is sometimes referred to as the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers. The administration and expenditure of the Attorney General's Office are scrutinised by the Justice Select Committee. [2]
Prosecution in England or Wales requires the permission of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and in Northern Ireland, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland [11] and no natural person can be charged with aiding and abetting the offence. [12] In Scotland, all prosecutions are initiated by the Procurator Fiscal. [2]
Anthony Rogers said measures like resorting to judge-only trials may need to be considered.
Guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service describes procuring an abortion unlawfully as a child abuse offence [27] and indicates that section 58 and 59 offences may include: honour-based crimes committed to punish women for alleged or perceived breaches of the family and/or community's code of behaviour; [28]