Question follow-through · 16135
Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what oversight her Department has over (a) the CPS and (b) the speed of prosecutions.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 26 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 28 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what oversight her Department has over (a) the CPS and (b) the speed of prosecutions.
28 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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4 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is responsible for making charging decisions and is independent of both the police and the government. Therefore, the Ministry of Justice does not have oversight over the CPS.However, whilst the listing of cases is a ma...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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