Private Prosecutions - Police Compared to Others

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Dear Sirs,

Please would you be kind enough to furnish me with the following information:

A) The number of private prosecutions bought in the last 10 years that have been taken over by the CPS in total (or, if less than 10 years, as far as your records go back).

Please read the following as over a 10 year period (or if less data is recorded, as far as your records go back and please make the period clear - thank you) -

B) How many of a) were private prosecutions against the Police;

C) How many private prosecutions have been bought against anybody else (other than the police) that the CPS had/has took over;

D) Out of B) How many did/has the CPS take on to specifically discontinue;

E) How many out of B) did the CPS discontinue in due course (without intending to specifically take over to discontinue the case) or are in the process of?

F) Out of C) How many did the CPS take on to specifically discontinue (or are in the process of);

G) Out of C) How many did the CPS discontinue in due course (without intending to specifically take over to discontinue the case) or are in the process of;

With thanks,

Yours Faithfully

The Reverend Mx Benjamin-Elijah Gareth-Bailey

Information Management Unit, Crown Prosecution Service

Dear Mr Gareth-Bailey,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request – Ref: 8238

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request which we received
on 12 December 2018.

 

The FOI Act is a public disclosure regime, not a private regime. This
means that any information disclosed under the FOI Act by definition
becomes available to the wider public.

 

There is a 20 working day limit in which we are required to respond to
requests.

 

The deadline for your request is 14 January 2019.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Management Unit

020 3357 0899

[1][CPS request email]

 

 

 

 

 

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Information Management Unit, Crown Prosecution Service

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Dear Reverend Gareth-Bailey

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request – Reference 8238

Please see the attached response to your Freedom of Information request.

Yours sincerely

Information Management Advisor
Information Management Unit
020 3357 0899
[CPS request email]

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