Year: 2020

Between October 2019 and February 2020, we inspected the police and Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) responses to pre-charge bail changes and the use of released under investigation (RUI).

This inspection is a follow-up to one we reported on in January 2020, looking at the CPS’s handling of the disclosure of unused material in the Crown Court.

This inspection focuses on the controls the CPS has in place to make sure that case information is managed securely and appropriately.

This inspection looks at the effectiveness of the CPS’s communication with victims of crime. It is a follow-up to an inspection report published in November 2018 on the same topic. Since then, the CPS has accepted our recommendations, published an action plan and started taking actions and making changes.

This inspection looks at the effectiveness of the CPS’s communication with victims of crime. It is a follow-up to an inspection report published in November 2018 on the same topic. Since then, the CPS has accepted our recommendations, published an action plan and started taking actions and making changes.

This inspection assesses how much confidence the public can have in the CPS to deliver high quality, effective, fair and timely charging decisions.

This report is the first stage of looking at how the organisations we inspect have responded during the global COVID-19 pandemic. It looks at the SFO’s response during the period of lockdown from 16 March to 8 May.

This report is the first stage of looking at how the organisations we inspect have responded during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

This report is the first stage of looking at how the organisations we inspect have responded during the global COVID-19 pandemic. It looks at the CPS’s response during the period of lockdown from 16 March to 8 May, when movement was extremely limited.

Our annual business plan sets out the work we expect to do this year, along with some background on how we chose certain topics as priorities.