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9th Report: Private prosecutions: safeguards

Justice Committee HC 497 Published 2 October 2020
Report Status
Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations
9 items (8 recs)
Government Response
AI assessment · 9 of 9 classified
Accepted 2
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 2
Not Addressed 2
Rejected 2
Government response
10th Special Report - Private prosecutions: safeguards: Goverment Response to the Committee’s Ninth Report · published 4 Mar 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
1 Recommendation Acknowledged

The startling figures on the scale of the Post Office’s prosecutions, together with concerns raised...

Recommendation
The startling figures on the scale of the Post Office’s prosecutions, together with concerns raised by the Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in relation to the RSPCA in 2016 and reports that the number of private prosecutions is rising, … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government shares the Committee's concern regarding the rise in private prosecutions and notes that the RSPCA's role as prosecutor is currently under discussion with the Attorney General's Office.
Ministry of Justice
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2 Conclusion Acknowledged
Para 28

It is a strength of the current system that it enables corporate victims of crime...

Conclusion
It is a strength of the current system that it enables corporate victims of crime to pursue justice when public authorities decline to intervene. The lack of a prosecution can represent injustice just as much as a prosecution wrongly brought. … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees that private prosecutions brought by victims, whether corporate or individual, still play a valuable role when public authorities cannot prosecute every worthy offence.
Ministry of Justice
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