Crown Prosecution Service

noun

(in England and Wales) an independent prosecuting body, established in 1986, that decides whether cases brought by the police should go to the courts: headed by the Director of Public Prosecutions CPS Compare procurator fiscal

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He had also been charged with ordering Gordon to attack another man in Blackpool a few days earlier, but the Crown Prosecution Service agreed not to proceed with that case in light of Waugh's other guilty pleas.

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The group claims to have "arrested" a number of executives from fossil fuel and water companies and last month served indictments against Shell and BP to the Crown Prosecution Service.

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Lisa Rose, specialist prosecutor with the Crown Prosecution Service special crime division, said Lloyd was not qualified to take inexperienced paddleboarders out in such conditions.

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The tram had no time to react as Rehman had ignored the stop and warning signs and driven straight into the oncoming vehicle, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.

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He later claimed to have "panicked", a Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said.

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