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ss 71-75 Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 - Information
for Prosecuting Counsel |
| Guidance
on regulating agreements made with offenders who offer to
assist, or have assisted, with the investigation or prosecution
of offences committed by others. |
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A Standard for Communication between Victims, Witnesses and
the Prosecuting Advocate (February 2006) |
| Victims
and witnesses have a right to be treated with respect and
decency when fulfilling their public responsibility of attending
court to give evidence. This guidance, developed in partnership
by the Bar Council, the Law Society and the CPS, sets out
the standards of behaviour required by prosecuting advocates
in order to meet their responsibilities to ensure victims
and witnesses are treated with respect and dignity throughout
the legal process. |
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| Hampshire
and Isle of Wight Victim and Witness Care Protocol (December
2006) |
| Local
protocol on victim and witness care covering the geographical
boundaries of the Hampshire Constabulary, CPS Districts, Victim
Support, Magistrates' Courts, Crown Courts, and Hampshire
& Isle of Wight Probation Area. |
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| Disclosure
- Protocol for the Control and Management of Unused Material
in the Crown Court (February 2006) |
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document is key to the effective operation of the disclosure
system and it is expected that those who the CPS instruct
to prosecute will have read it and be willing to apply it. |
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| Disclosure
- Attorney General's Guidelines (April 2005) |
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application of proper and fair disclosure is a vital component
of a fair criminal justice system and these guidelines set
out common standards and procedures to be followed. |
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| Attorney
General's Points for Prosecutors (September 2000) |
| Developed
to assist prosecutors in providing a consistent response to
challenges to a selection of legislative provisions where
European Convention on Human Rights issues are likely to be
raised. |
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| Farquharson
Guidelines (2002) |
| Guidelines
that outline the role and responsibilities of the Prosecution
Advocate. Intended to provide practical guidance for all prosecutors,
the Guidelines build on, and develop, the principles established
by the Farquharson Committee in 1986. |
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| NEW
Instructions for Prosecuting Advocates (July 2009) |
| CPS
instructions incorporated into every prosecution brief, which
any advocate prosecuting on behalf of the CPS is expected
to be familiar with and to apply. |
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| Advance
Sentence Indication |
| CPS
guidelines that amount to the introduction of a formalised
procedure of advance sentence indication. Their objective
is to put in place a common process that will enable a defendant
to make a better informed decision as to whether to plead
guilty or not. See R-v-Goodyear
CCA under Recent Judgments. |
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| Unduly
Lenient Sentence Appeals |
| CPS
instructions and template for prosecution counsel (November
2005). |
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| Application
for inclusion on the Attorney General's list of CPS Higher
Court Advocates |
| Open
to barristers who have completed 12 months pupillage who wish
to receive prosecution work from the CPS. |
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| Application
for Re-grading |
| All
advocates on the Attorney General's list of CPS High Court
Advocates are entitled to apply for re-grading to a higher
grade. |
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| Re-grading
guidance notes |
| Guidance
notes for advocates applying for re-grading to a higher grade. |
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| Re-grading
Annex A |
| An
explanation of the different grades, including the competences
expected at each of the grades. |
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| Very
High Cost Criminal Cases Arrangements 2004 |
| The
arrangements made by the Legal Services Commission that apply
to cases that are, or are likely to become, Very High Cost
Cases - so that such cases may be covered by individual case
contracts. |
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| Very
High Cost Cases Contract Specification |
| Legal
Services Commission's Complex Crime Unit specification on
how contract work is performed and, to some extent, what work
is performed. |
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| Terms
of Appointment in VHCC cases (June 2005) |
| Defines
the services expected of counsel in the preparation and invoicing
of VHCC fees and all other cases falling outside the Graduated
Fee Scheme, including requests for advice, Court of Appeal
and higher court cases. |
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