Prosecutions
Commons · Question 75246 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 11 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service has discontinued in the last three years; and for what reasons.
Answer
Answered by Ellie Reeves, 11 Sep 2025
Management information held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) shows the number of defendants whose prosecution was dropped by the CPS and the primary reason allocated to the outcome at finalisation.The table below shows the number and proportion of p...