Crown Prosecution Service

noun

1. CPS. (in England and Wales) an independent prosecuting body, established in 1986, that decides whether cases brought by the police should go to the courts: headed by the Director of Public Prosecutions Compare procurator fiscal

Example Sentences

"There was no role for any member of this government, no minister, or special adviser, to take any decision in relation to this case. That is entirely for the CPS," he said, referring to the Crown Prosecution Service, which operates independently of the government and police.

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The Crown Prosecution Service said, without Sarah's testimony, the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence.

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Phillipson said ministers were "deeply disappointed that the case hasn't proceeded" and insisted the Crown Prosecution Service was "best placed to explain why it was not able to bring forward a prosecution".

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The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and the defendant has the right to a fair trial.

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Stephen Parkinson, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service, wrote in a letter to lawmakers that his agency had tried over several months to get a government statement to attest that China was a threat to national security at the time of the alleged offenses, but never got a response to that effect.

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