Submitted by m saeed on Saturday 31st January 2026
Published on Tuesday 10th March 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Thursday 10th September 2026
Current Signatures: 33
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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collapse ~ commission ~ Criminal ~ Crown ~ Crown Prosecution Service ~ Disclosure ~ Ensure ~ examination ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ Ignore ~ independence ~ Innocent ~ Justices ~ mistake ~ Prevent ~ Regime ~ Reviewed ~ Standards ~ the crown ~ training ~ Trials ~ URGENT ~ Victim ~ Viewing
Review CPS disclosure practices and prosecution processes
We call on the Government to commission an independent review into the Crown Prosecution Service’s training processes and competency standards for prosecutors handling disclosure obligations, and the disclosure regime under the CPIA 1996.
In our view recent cases suggests there are widespread CPS failures to disclose evidence, causing wrongful convictions and collapsed trials. We believe victims and defendants suffer when prosecutors inadequately understand or ignore disclosure duties. We think current training appear insufficient to prevent repeated mistakes, and that the disclosure regime requires urgent examination to ensure fair trials, protect the innocent, and maintain public confidence in criminal justice.
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