Sentences with phrase «prosecution service guidelines»

The Committee asked the DPP to clarify the circumstances in which cases may be prosecuted and the DPP responded by amending the Crown Prosecution Service guidelines on prosecuting communications sent via social media, clarifying their application to «revenge pornography» cases.

Not exact matches

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will draw up guidelines before a public consultation and roundtable discussions with campaigners, media lawyers, academics, social media experts and law enforcement bodies.

More cases will be pursued and tougher sentences sought by sending suspects straight to Crown Court, Keir Starmer, QC, will say as he sets out new guidelines for the Crown Prosecution Service... The move comes amid a general government crackdown on benefit fraud.

Guidelines for the Crown Prosecution Service would also be amended to ensure they «take account» of actions intended to prevent a crime, in a «double lock» intended to ensure that people who take reasonable steps to intervene to prevent disturbances are not faced with unfair pProsecution Service would also be amended to ensure they «take account» of actions intended to prevent a crime, in a «double lock» intended to ensure that people who take reasonable steps to intervene to prevent disturbances are not faced with unfair prosecutionprosecution.

The acting deputy commissioner told MPs that the Met had failed to investigate sufficient cases of phone - hacking because it had operated under previous Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidelines, which found that a crime had only been committed if voicemails were hacked before the intended recipient heard them.

The Crown Prosecution Service recently published guidelines which meant that those helping people wanting to die were less likely to face charges.

«Although it is nominally designed to enforce the [Obscene Publications Act] guidelines of the Crown Prosecution Service, in practice it draws far tighter lines, many of them inexplicable.

«Prosecutions can currently be brought under a number of different laws, but the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) last year introduced guidelines to address any confusion.

In England and Wales, prosecutions are brought by the Crown Prosecution Service, there are guidelines produced by the CPS for section 3A:

After Clark, those who instruct experts, including the Crown Prosecution Service, must be meticulous about instructions they give and the quality of evidence they produce, in addition to making them aware of provisions of relevant procedure rules, protocols and disclosure guidelines.