Guidance

Protocol between the Attorney General and prosecuting departments

Document defining the relationship between the Attorney General and prosecutors in England and Wales.

• From: Attorney General's Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve KC
• Published: 23 November 2012

This publication was withdrawn on 14 August 2019

An updated version of the SFO protocol was published on 22 January 2019.

An updated version of the CPS protocol was published on 14 March 2019.

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Documents

[Withdrawn] Protocol between the Attorney General and Prosecuting Departments

PDF, 637 KB, 11 pages

Details

Published in 2009, this protocol sets out how the Attorney General and the directors of the prosecuting departments, (which are the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) work with each other. It covers:

• general responsibilities
• strategy
• planning and performance
• responsibility for prosecution decisions
• development of policy
• dealing with the media
• dealing with complaints

Published 23 November 2012