Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office Counsel Fees Guidance

This fact sheet is designed as guidance for Counsel instructed by RCPO and their clerks. It outlines the three distinct fee regimes operated by RCPO: Standard Fee, Pre-Marked Fee and Hourly Rate, and the criteria for their application. It also sets out the current fee rates, which are non-negotiable.

Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office Director's Guidance on Charging

This Guidance, issued under S37A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, applied to investigations instigated by SOCA with effect from 1 April 2006. In relation to investigations instigated by HMRC this Guidance applies from 3 April 2007

Attorney General's Guidelines on Disclosure

The application of proper and fair disclosure is a vital component of a fair criminal justice system and the Attorney General's Guidelines on Disclosure sets out common standards and procedures to be followed

Memorandum of Understanding between Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO) and HM Revenue and Customs

Guidelines on the Acceptance of Pleas: joint letter from Directors and Criminal Bar

The Directors of the RCPO, the CPS and the SFO, together with the Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, have written a joint letter to prosecutors, expressing concerns about the implementation of the Attorney General's Guidelines on the Acceptance of Pleas.

Code for Crown Prosecutors

Produced by the Director of Public Prosecutions the Code for Crown Prosecutors gives guidance on the general principles to be applied when making decisions about prosecutions.

Codes of Practice for the Detention and Treatment of Suspects under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) and the PACE Codes of Practice provide the core framework of police powers and safeguards around stop and search, arrest, detention, investigation, identification and interviewing detainees.

Farquharson Guidelines on the Role and Responsibilities of the Prosecution Advocate

The Prosecution Advocate plays an important public role. The Farquharson Guidelines set out the roles and responsibilities of the Prosecution Advocate

Criminal Procedure Rules 2005

The first Criminal Procedure Rules to be made under section 72 of the Courts Act 2003 came into force on 4th April 2005.They bring together in one place rules previously contained in almost 50 separate statutory instruments.

The Lord Chief Justice's Protocol for the Control and Management of Heavy Fraud and Other Complex Criminal Cases

Supplements the Criminal Procedures Rules and summarises good practice. It is primarily directed towards cases which are likely to last eight weeks or longer.

The Prosecutors' Pledge

The Attorney General has introduced 'The Prosecutors' Pledge' setting out the level of service that victims of crime can expect from prosecutors. The Attorney is keen that the principles set out in the pledge to apply to all prosecutors and RCPO have adapted the pledge to apply to cases prosecuted by it. Prosecutors should ensure that they consider whether there is any person in their case that could be considered to be a victim and if so, apply the principles of the pledge.