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Although the official leader of the CPS is the [[Director of Public Prosecutions]], the [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] "superintends" the CPS's work by having regular meetings and also answers for it in the [[UK Parliament]]. A small number of offences (including any under the [[Official Secrets Act]]) specifically require the Attorney’s permission to prosecute, and the Attorney can also claim "[[national security]]" grounds to influence the conduct of prosecutions.
 
Although the official leader of the CPS is the [[Director of Public Prosecutions]], the [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] "superintends" the CPS's work by having regular meetings and also answers for it in the [[UK Parliament]]. A small number of offences (including any under the [[Official Secrets Act]]) specifically require the Attorney’s permission to prosecute, and the Attorney can also claim "[[national security]]" grounds to influence the conduct of prosecutions.
  
[[The Mirror]] reported in 2015 that the claim of "national security" was used to prevent investigation into [[paedophilia]] amongst the elite in the 1980s.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ex-cop-claims-royal-paedophile-ring-5379159</ref>
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[[image:CPS-Elm_Guest-house.jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|The CPS reportedly destroyed a file of [[Elm Guest House]] suspects in 2007]]
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[[The Mirror]] reported in 2015 that the claim of "[[national security]]" was used to prevent investigation into [[paedophilia]] amongst senior officials back in the 1980s.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ex-cop-claims-royal-paedophile-ring-5379159</ref>
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The CPS reported in response to a 2014 [[FOIA]] request that a file of [[Elm Guest House]] suspects was destroyed on 11 April 2007.<ref>https://spotlightonabuse.wordpress.com/category/elm-guest-house/</ref>
 
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Revision as of 07:59, 15 July 2016

Group.png Crown Prosecution Service   WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Formation1986
Parent organizationUK
HeadquartersRose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London, SE1 9HS
LeaderDirector of Public Prosecutions
TypeLaw.jpg legal
Staff6,840
Owner ofCrown Prosecution Service web site
Founder ofCrown Prosecution Service web site
The principal public prosecuting authority, a non-ministerial UK government department that conducts (almost) all criminal prosecutions in England and Wales.

Official narrative

The main responsibilities of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are to provide legal advice to the police and other investigative agencies during the course of criminal investigations, to decide whether a suspect should face criminal charges following an investigation and to conduct prosecutions both in the magistrates' courts and the Crown Court.

Control

Although the official leader of the CPS is the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Attorney General for England and Wales "superintends" the CPS's work by having regular meetings and also answers for it in the UK Parliament. A small number of offences (including any under the Official Secrets Act) specifically require the Attorney’s permission to prosecute, and the Attorney can also claim "national security" grounds to influence the conduct of prosecutions.

VIPaedophile

The CPS reportedly destroyed a file of Elm Guest House suspects in 2007

The Mirror reported in 2015 that the claim of "national security" was used to prevent investigation into paedophilia amongst senior officials back in the 1980s.[1]

The CPS reported in response to a 2014 FOIA request that a file of Elm Guest House suspects was destroyed on 11 April 2007.[2]

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