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Complex Casework Units

This inspection examined the effectiveness and efficiency of CPS Complex Casework Units in identifying and managing their casework.
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SFO handling of complaints

This inspection examined whether the SFO’s complaint handling system delivers a service in line with the guidance for public bodies.
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Impact of the pandemic on the criminal justice system

This report provides a cross-system view of how the criminal justice system reacted in the immediate aftermath of the first national Covid-19 lockdown (23 March to 10 May 2020), and of how the system has managed since.
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Joint Inspection on Pre-charge bail and released under investigation: striking a balance

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).
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Disclosure of unused material in the Crown Court – a follow-up

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.
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Inspection of CPS information management

This inspection focuses on the controls the CPS has in place to make sure that case information is managed securely and appropriately.
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Charging Inspection 2020

This inspection assesses how much confidence the public can have in the CPS to deliver high quality, effective, fair and timely charging decisions.
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Annual Report 2019-20

This report covers our inspection activity for the year 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
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Business Plan 2020-21

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.
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Serious youth crime

This inspection report reviews how the CPS handles serious youth crime and identifies recommendations, issues to address and examples of good practice.
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