Private prosecutions: safeguards
Contents
1 The Post Office prosecutions
The Criminal Cases Review Commission
The Post Office as a private prosecutor
2 The state of private prosecutions
Distinguishing private and public prosecutions
The increasing number of private prosecutions in England and Wales
The cost of private prosecutions
3 The effectiveness of existing safeguards
Applying to the magistrates’ court for a summons
The Crown Prosecution Service’s power to take over a private prosecution
A central register of private prosecutions
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Published: 2 October 2020