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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The Crown Prosecution Service will be submitting to the court that the offences with which the other four are charged have a "terrorist connection", Counter Terrorism Policing South East said in a statement.

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They had to prove definitively that he had lived in Bristol, and bring a wealth of supporting evidence to allow the Crown Prosecution Service to take the case forward.

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Despite all of her evidence, she was told by the Crown Prosecution Service that no charges would be brought.

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Then the police will have to go through it "meticulously", hand files to the Crown Prosecution Service, and wait for a court date, said Cdr Clayman.

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The Crown Prosecution Service opposed the appeal and James Curtis KC told the court the jury in Campbell's trial had been "provided with the necessary relevant facts and issues, from a plethora of highly qualified and clinically experienced witnesses".

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