Crown Prosecution Service (Hansard, 17 July 1997)

HC Deb 17 July 1997 vol 298 c331W 331W

§ Mr. Cohen
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if it is his policy that the Crown Prosecution Service shall have rights of audience in Court. [7304]

§ Mr. Hoon
Barristers and solicitors in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have full rights of audience in the magistrates' courts where the vast majority of criminal cases are dealt with. The Government is addressing the issue of whether it would be in the interests of justice to extend rights of audience to include CPS lawyers. The Government is considering the existing statutory procedures in this area.