Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 16135

Prosecutions

Tabled: 26 November 2024
Answered: 4 December 2024

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

ConservativeGosport

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what oversight her Department has over (a) the CPS and (b) the speed of prosecutions.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is responsible for making charging decisions and is independent of both the police and the government. Therefore, the Ministry of Justice does not have oversight over the CPS.However, whilst the listing of cases is a ma...

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