CPS

• What did The Guardian discover in 2018 regarding the CPS and rape cases?

  That the CPS wanted to drop 350 "weak" rape cases in order to raise their conviction rate to 61%. This limits the victims access to justice.
• Why may bias influence cases?

  The CPS are too close to the police
• How many successful prosecutions do the courts make annually?

  Crown - around 80,000

  Magistrates - around 450,000
• What percentage of defendants are prosecuted?

  Around 80%
• What was the CPS's budget cut between 2010 and 2018?

  25%
• How many staff did the CPS lose between 2010 and 2018?

  1/3
• What are some limitations of the CPS?

  • their failure to build adequate cases
  • they're too focussed on conviction rates than bringing cases to justice