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Recommendation 6
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Rejected
The Committee recommends that HMCTS should ensure that the CPS is notified when a private...
Recommendation
The Committee recommends that HMCTS should ensure that the CPS is notified when a private prosecution is initiated. The notification process should be integrated into the structure of the central register of private prosecutions. (Paragraph 71) Private prosecutions: safeguards 31
Government response summary AI-generated
The government rejects the recommendation, explaining that similar proposals were previously rejected due to concerns about imposing a significant resource burden on the CPS, which would feel obliged to review notified cases. The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee also declined the recommendation for similar reasons.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 4 March 2021. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗