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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Paragraph ‘Arrange to have an appropriate adult present. If the offender is aged 16 years or under, or is 17 years of age and deemed vulnerable and there is any doubt about their capacity or ability to understand the nature or implications of the process, all the points above should take place in the presence of an appropriate adult. The appropriate adult must also be given copies of any written information given to the young person' replaced with ‘Arrange to have an appropriate adult present. If the offender is aged 17 years or under this should take place in the presence of an appropriate adult. The appropriate adult must also be given copies of any written information given to the young person.’ (two occasions) |
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| Prosecution and case management | Hearing and trial management | 10/10/24 Victim and witness evidence - Link to CPS (2024) legal guidance on witnesses added to the bottom of section. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Support to victims' and witnesses - reference/ link added at the bottom of the section to CPS Easy Read Victims' Guides. Easy Read Victims' Guides | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk) |
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| Prosecution and case management | Prosecution and case management reference material | Removed link to decommissioned 2010 ACPO guidance and added link to MOSOVO APP |
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| Prosecution and case management | Charging and case preparation | Under the sub-heading 'Threshold Test' - deleted last sentence in the second to last paragraph. 'The charging decision should be recorded on the MG3/3A forms. Also deleted the bullet 'the Complete list of MG forms' underneath the heading 'Preparing a file of evidence.' The MG forms have been replaced by CPS guidance (DG6/NFS). |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Added a link to the 'Get help to return home if you’re a migrant in the UK' guidance on GOV.UK. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Updated broken link to CPS legal guidance throughout and replaced UKBA with Immigration Enforcement under Foreign national offender conditional caution. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Link to the NPCC (2022) Community Resolution Guidance updated. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Amended the term 'out of court disposals' to 'out of court resolutions (disposals)' as a result of a change in terminology. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Enforcing sentences and managing offenders | Replaced all 'Her Majesty' references to 'His Majesty'. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Hearing and trial management | Updated 'Her Majesty' references to 'His Majesty'. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Changed 'Her Majesty' references to 'His Majesty'. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Enforcing sentences and managing offenders | Replacement link to MARAC FAQs |
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| Prosecution and case management | Hearing and trial management | Added link to the Better Case Management Revival Handbook 2023. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | 2012 ACPO 'Guidance on the Use of Community Resolutions (CR) Incorporating Restorative Justice' replaced by 2022 NPCC 'Community resolutions guidance'. Remove outcome 2022 guidance. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Removal of quick reference guide to out of court disposal from further information box. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Charging and case preparation | Complete list of MG forms reinstated. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Prosecution and case management reference material | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Review of all existing links to the 2011 ABE guidance and update the reference to the new 2022 guidance. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Charging and case preparation | Section on Charging process amended. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Wording amended for adult, youth and foreign national conditional cautions. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Charging and case preparation | Section on charging process amended and link to CPS guidance added. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Charging and case preparation | Removed a link to the 2011 prosecution team manual for guidance. Removed section on the CPS and ACPO joint programme Removed a link to the 2011 prosecution team manual for guidance - replaced with reference to DG6 Added to the list on police charge cases Removed outdated pre-charge referral diagram Removed links on preparing a file for case evidence - replaced with DG6 link Amended CPS disclosure link to reflect the 2018 revised manual Added a link on attorney General's guidance on Disclosure Added a link on joint protocol on third party material |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Link added to provide access to further materials to support the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Updates to reflect Code of Practice for Victims of Crime 2020. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Enforcing sentences and managing offenders | Updated links for sentencing overview. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Hearing and trial management | Updated links for sentencing overview. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Link within Further information box updated. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Amended Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority section. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Prosecution and case management - Guidance overview | Updated link to generic PACE code. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Updated link for MoJ guidance on Victim Personal Statement. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Amended wording to Community resolution. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Changes to youth cautions. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Charging and case preparation | Fixed broken link to Third Party Disclosure in RTC. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Removal of reference to neighbourhood justice outcomes. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Link added to restorative justice document. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Removal of misleading text. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Prosecution and case management reference material | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Update a link to 2015 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Minor wording changes and addition of section on Victim personal statements. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Charging and case preparation | Updating link from The Prosecution Team (2011) Manual of Guidance: For the preparation, processing and submission of prosecution files to The Prosecution Team (2011) Manual of Guidance: For the preparation, processing and submission of prosecution files (incorporating National File Standard 2015). |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Link to CPS (2013) The Director’s Guidance on Charging 5th Edition changed to CPS (2013) The Director’s Guidance on Adult Conditional Cautions, 7th Edition. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Removal of word "blameless". |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Addition of link to a protocol and some explanatory text. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Addition of link to a protocol and some explanatory text. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Charging and case preparation | Addition of link to a protocol and some explanatory text. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Hearing and trial management | Addition of link to a protocol and some explanatory text. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Charging and case preparation | Corrected an error and clarified wording around Full Code Test and Threshold Test. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Charging and case preparation | Addition of links to MG forms. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Amendment of information on compensation. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Charging and case preparation | Change navigational links to improve ease of use. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Enforcing sentences and managing offenders | Change navigational links to improve ease of use. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Prosecution and case management - Guidance overview | Change navigational links to improve ease of use. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Victim and witness care | Update links to 2013 Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. |
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| Prosecution and case management | Possible justice outcomes following investigation | Changes to Adult Cautions which pre-empt the full review of all OoCD's (due in March 2014). |
