Principal public agency for conducting criminal prosecutions in England and Wales
Crown Prosecution Service
Agency overview
Formed
1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Type
Non-ministerial government department
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Headquarters
102 Petty France, Westminster, London, England
Employees
5,794 (2019/20)[1]
Annual budget
£592 million (2012–13)[2]
Minister responsible
Victoria Prentis, Attorney General for England and Wales
Agency executive
Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions
Website
cps.gov.uk
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the principal public agency for conducting criminal prosecutions in England and Wales. It is headed by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The main responsibilities of the 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.
The Attorney General for England and Wales superintends the CPS's work and answers for it in Parliament, although the Attorney General has no influence over the conduct of prosecutions, except when national security is an issue or for a small number of offences that require the Attorney General's permission to prosecute.
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