Reforming the grown prosecution service

Abstract

This paper briefly outlines (he formation and history of the Crown Prosecution Service, its role in the Criminal Justice System and its present structure. Having set the context, which includes reference to the Narey Review of Delay in the Criminal Justice System, it then outlines the major recommendations of the Glidewell Review, published in June 1998, distinguishing between those which affect the internal structure of the Service and those which have implications for other parties in the Criminal Justice System. The nature of those implications and the possible problems in implementation of such as may be accepted by the Government are considered.