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Senior Crown Prosecutor (CPS Direct - Home Based - Out Of Hours)
| Posting date: | 06 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £54,080 to £69,330 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £54,080 - £61,650 (National) £59,660 - £69,330 (London) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 January 2025 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Crown Prosecution Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Crown Prosecution Service Direct (CPS Direct) is our out-of-hours service. We work through the night, at weekends and bank holidays to provide charging advice to the police on cases where the suspect can't be released on bail.
As a senior crown prosecutor for CPS Direct, you’re home-based within England or Wales. You occasionally travel for in-person meetings, with costs met in line with our travel and subsistence policy. You work a range of out-of-hours shifts, averaging 37 hours a week (full time). Our rota operates 5pm-11am on weekdays covering 24 hours on weekends and bank holidays. Shift details are always shared at least one calendar month in advance.
In this role, you provide the police with pre-charge decisions and case management advice. You make charging decisions in accordance with the Full Code Test other than where the Threshold Test applies. You are responsible for keeping up to date with developments in criminal law and practice.
We hold regular reviews to ensure you’re appropriately supported with your out-of-hours work. And you receive premium payments for working out-of-hours.
This post is home based and can only be based in England or Wales. If you are outside England and Wales, you will be expected relocate at your own expense. If you are If you're successful, we ask for your home address and postcode to determine if your salary is national or London based.
Job description
As a senior crown prosecutor for CPS Direct, you provide the police with pre-charge decisions and case management advice. You advise in all levels of casework that require pre-charge advice following the Director’s Guidance on Charging. After a thorough induction and buddying programme, you work independently, using your own initiative.
You need to be self-motivated, able to quickly form effective working relationships with the police officers who you provide with independent and accurate advice. You are also responsible for keeping up to date with developments in criminal law and practice – a commitment to self-development is key.
You use IT to prepare and promptly dispatch charging advice to the police and other CPS areas. You must be able to use IT confidently – we provide full training with all internal systems.
Subject to you satisfying the ‘general qualification’ provision within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Service Act 1990, the post is designated by the Director of Public Prosecutions as a Crown Prosecutor under the terms of section 1(3) of the prosecution of Offences Act (1985).
To apply, please visit bit.ly/3DMovxh
As a senior crown prosecutor for CPS Direct, you’re home-based within England or Wales. You occasionally travel for in-person meetings, with costs met in line with our travel and subsistence policy. You work a range of out-of-hours shifts, averaging 37 hours a week (full time). Our rota operates 5pm-11am on weekdays covering 24 hours on weekends and bank holidays. Shift details are always shared at least one calendar month in advance.
In this role, you provide the police with pre-charge decisions and case management advice. You make charging decisions in accordance with the Full Code Test other than where the Threshold Test applies. You are responsible for keeping up to date with developments in criminal law and practice.
We hold regular reviews to ensure you’re appropriately supported with your out-of-hours work. And you receive premium payments for working out-of-hours.
This post is home based and can only be based in England or Wales. If you are outside England and Wales, you will be expected relocate at your own expense. If you are If you're successful, we ask for your home address and postcode to determine if your salary is national or London based.
Job description
As a senior crown prosecutor for CPS Direct, you provide the police with pre-charge decisions and case management advice. You advise in all levels of casework that require pre-charge advice following the Director’s Guidance on Charging. After a thorough induction and buddying programme, you work independently, using your own initiative.
You need to be self-motivated, able to quickly form effective working relationships with the police officers who you provide with independent and accurate advice. You are also responsible for keeping up to date with developments in criminal law and practice – a commitment to self-development is key.
You use IT to prepare and promptly dispatch charging advice to the police and other CPS areas. You must be able to use IT confidently – we provide full training with all internal systems.
Subject to you satisfying the ‘general qualification’ provision within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Service Act 1990, the post is designated by the Director of Public Prosecutions as a Crown Prosecutor under the terms of section 1(3) of the prosecution of Offences Act (1985).
To apply, please visit bit.ly/3DMovxh