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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. | ||
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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> | 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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| + | The CPS announced in June 2016 that it would not bring any charges in [[Operation Lydd]], a police investigation into the UK government’s role in the March 2004 to [[kidnap]] and send to Libya two families (including a pregnant woman and children aged 6 to 12) where they were regularly [[torture]]d over a period of 6 years.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/31/met-libya-abduction-rendition-cps</ref> The CPS sat on a 28,000 page police file for almost two years before they said there was ‘insufficient evidence’ to charge anyone at MI6 over the kidnap and torture of the Belhaj and al-Saadi families.<ref>http://www.scottishlegal.com/2016/08/23/government-secrecy-in-renditions-prosecution-challenged/</ref> | ||
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| + | The head of MI5 at the time, [[Eliza Manningham-Buller]], wrote to [[Tony Blair]] to protest MI6’s involvement in CIA rendition and torture, and the ''[[Sunday Times]]'' has reported claims from intelligence sources that Mr Straw approved the rendition.<ref>http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/23321</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:58, 19 September 2016
 Crown Prosecution Service     | |
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| Formation | 1986 |
| Parent organization | UK |
| Headquarters | Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London, SE1 9HS |
| Leader | Attorney General |
| Type |  legal |
| Staff | 6,840 |
| Owner of | Crown Prosecution Service web site |
| Founder of | Crown 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. | |
Contents
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.
Failure to prosecute
VIPaedophile
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]
Operation Lydd
The CPS announced in June 2016 that it would not bring any charges in Operation Lydd, a police investigation into the UK government’s role in the March 2004 to kidnap and send to Libya two families (including a pregnant woman and children aged 6 to 12) where they were regularly tortured over a period of 6 years.[3] The CPS sat on a 28,000 page police file for almost two years before they said there was ‘insufficient evidence’ to charge anyone at MI6 over the kidnap and torture of the Belhaj and al-Saadi families.[4]
The head of MI5 at the time, Eliza Manningham-Buller, wrote to Tony Blair to protest MI6’s involvement in CIA rendition and torture, and the Sunday Times has reported claims from intelligence sources that Mr Straw approved the rendition.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ex-cop-claims-royal-paedophile-ring-5379159
- ↑ https://spotlightonabuse.wordpress.com/category/elm-guest-house/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/31/met-libya-abduction-rendition-cps
- ↑ http://www.scottishlegal.com/2016/08/23/government-secrecy-in-renditions-prosecution-challenged/
- ↑ http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/23321
