MACP-36
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
CPS must personally notify victims and families of discontinuance decisions sensitively.
Recommendation
That the CPS should have the positive duty always to notify a victim and victim's family personally of a decision to discontinue, particularly in cases of racist crime, with speed and sensitivity.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to publicly available information on GOV.UK, content related to "criminal justice reform" and "victims of crime" exists, suggesting policies for victim notification. While the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims' Code) is known to establish a duty to notify victims with speed and sensitivity, particularly in hate crime cases, according to the provided search results, there is no specific evidence detailing the CPS's personal notification of a decision to discontinue proceedings.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
27.1 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates