Crown Prosecution Service

The Crown Prosecution Service (German: prosecution service of the Crown; CPS ) is a non - ministerial government organization for England and Wales, which is directly accountable to Parliament. It is organized in 42 local districts, each district has its own Chief Crown Prosecutor.

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The head of the Crown Prosecution Service ( Director of Public Prosecution, DPP) is the Attorney General for England and Wales responsible.

Tasks

The responsibilities of the CPS include the following, among others:

• Disclosure earlier advice and information to the police
• Decision on prosecution or other measures such as warning, reprimand, etc.
• Ongoing review of each case
• Revelation Affairs
• Information for victims of crime on the progress of the case

The aim of the CPS is to promote the functioning, fairness and efficiency of the prosecution.

• Authority (United Kingdom)
• Organization (public prosecutor )
• Criminal Law (England and Wales)