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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

Entry terms

  • CPS
  • CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE
  • PROCURATOR FISCAL

URI

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

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