CPS charging and guidance

• About the CPS

  The Crown Prosecution Service page about what the CPS does, who it is, and how it is kept accountable.

• The Code for Crown Prosecutors

  The Code for Crown Prosecutors, published by the Crown Prosecution Service.

• Director’s Guidance on Charging (sixth edition)

  The Director’s Guidance on Charging, sixth edition, December 2020, incorporating the National File Standard. Published by the CPS.

• Prosecution guidance

  The Crown Prosecution Service index of prosecution guidance.

• CPS prosecution guidance: bail

  Crown Prosecution Service guidance on bail. It covers police bail before and after charge, the right to bail and its exceptions, bail conditions and electronic monitoring.

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