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HASSET Thesaurus

Concept information

LAW AND JUSTICE > ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE > CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM > PROSECUTION SERVICE

Preferred term

PROSECUTION SERVICE  

Definition

  • IN ENGLAND AND WALES, THE CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE (CPS) DECIDES WHETHER TO PROCEED WITH PROSECUTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES. IN SCOTLAND, THESE DECISIONS ARE ONE OF THE PROCURATOR FISCAL'S DUTIES.

Broader concept

Related concepts

Entry terms

  • CPS
  • CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE
  • PROCURATOR FISCAL

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URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/0389fd27-453d-44e5-a0ad-746a06e475f7

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