Crown Prosecution Service
Commons · Question 52938 · Tabled 16 May 2025 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 27 May 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Solicitor General, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of fast-tracking Crown Prosecution Service advice in (a) politically sensitive and (b) time-critical investigations.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Rigby, 27 May 2025
It is vital that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which is rightly operationally independent from Government, makes decisions as quickly as possible after a careful consideration of all relevant facts. As Solicitor General, I review and monitor CPS pe...