Fully record and disclose prosecution discontinuance decisions to victims or families.

MACP-37 Response Historic AI-assessed

Fully record and disclose prosecution discontinuance decisions to victims or families.

Recommendation

That the CPS ensure that all decisions to discontinue any prosecution should be carefully and fully recorded in writing, and that save in exceptional circumstances, such written decisions should be disclosable to a victim or a victim's family.

Published Evidence Summary

The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:

According to the recommendation, it called for the careful and full recording of decisions to discontinue prosecutions, with such written decisions being disclosable to victims or their families in most circumstances. According to the provided public evidence since the inquiry's report in 1999, no specific legislation, policy, or guidance directly addressing this recommendation has been identified.

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