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Recommendation 5
5
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CPS data shows that a significant proportion of the cases which go to open court...
Conclusion
CPS data shows that a significant proportion of the cases which go to open court are incorrectly charged. These cases will have been through more safeguards than those penalties dealt with by payment or through the single justice procedure. The NPCC must undertake a review to understand why police are issuing so many incorrect FPNs and then take appropriate action based on that review to prevent such mistakes from occurring in the future.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 15 July 2021. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗