Press Office Factsheets
Title
Unduly lenient sentences
Description
Outlines the process regarding cases where a sentence may be unduly lenient.
Additional Notes
Available online
Title
Driving offences involving fatalities
Description
Factsheet regarding CPS policy on cases involving driving offences which involve a fatality
Additional Notes
Also available as Adobe Acrobat PDF
Driving offences involving fatalities PDF
Title
Extradition
Description
Factsheets giving a brief outline of the CPS's role in the extradition process.
Additional Notes
Available online.
Title
Indictable only offences
Description
Factsheet explaining the repercussions of section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to reduce the delay for cases destined for the Crown Court for indictable only offences.
Additional Notes
Also available as Adobe Acrobat PDF
Indictable only offences PDF
Title
Private prosecutions
Description
Factsheet explaining how the CPS may get involved in a private prosecution.
Additional Notes
Also available as Adobe Acrobat PDF
Private Prosecutions PDF
Title
Racially aggravated offences
Description
Factsheet explaining the term ‘racially aggravated offences’.
Additional Notes
Also available as Adobe Acrobat PDF
Racially aggravated offences PDF
Title
Sexual Offences Act 2003
Description
Factsheet designed to outline the main changes in law resulting from the new Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Additional Notes
Available online.
Title
No Witness No Justice
Description
Factsheet explaining the 'No Witness, No Justice' project
Additional Notes
Available online.