Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-01-08 18:11:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4CFA12E9D8F8A31849AB221E19083CCC8C8A4D3A17257F607FF5F426203DD618
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Original Note:
Under s6(2) of the Prosecution of Offences Act (1985) the DPP can take over - and if merited, discontinue - private prosecutions. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/23/section/6 Around 6 SPMs were also directly prosecuted by the CPS, including under Starmer's tenure. e.g. R v Sima Misra: https://journals.sas.ac.uk/deeslr/article/view/2198/2133
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