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Manual of Guidance
for the preparation, processing and submission of files
Foreword
Section 1 Young Offenders
Section 2 Pre-File Submission/Bail
Section 3 File Submission
Section 4 Witness Availability
Section 5 Police File Supervision
Section 6 Crown Prosecution Service
- File Actions
Section 7 Forms - Guidance Notes
Appendix A MG Forms
Index
The Manual of Guidance was first published in 1992 following the 1990 publication
of the report of the inter agency Working Group on Pre Trial Issues (WGPTI).
The Manual contains guidelines for the preparation of case files, their
content, format and time guidelines for submission. Since that time, a
number of amendments have been made to the Manual principally in response
to changes in legislation and to address concerns about administrative
burdens on the police.
In this revision, changes to the Manual have been made to reflect the
demands of the Narey case progression arrangements which are being implemented
throughout England and Wales from 1 November 1999, and the need to reduce
the time taken to progress youth offenders through the criminal justice
system. In addition, this revision incorporates other changes which have
been made and circulated since the last full edition was issued in October
1997.
Narey Case Progression Arrangements
New arrangements with respect to case file preparation
have been developed and incorporated in this Manual to support the Narey
case progression arrangements. Case file categories have been introduced
for early first hearings (expedited files) and early administrative hearings
(remand files). Remand files in this context may relate to cases where
the defendant is bailed as well as cases where a remand in custody is sought.
Time guidelines
With the introduction of section 46 of the Crime
and Disorder Act 1998 and other measures aimed at reducing delay in the
criminal justice system, some of the time guidelines previously included
in the Manual are no longer relevant and have been omitted. These have
been replaced by local agreements and protocols between the police, CPS
and the courts. Users of the Manual are reminded that the time guidelines
still included in the document should be regarded as maxima. Every effort
must be made to comply with them, and where possible, improve on them,
although it is acknowledged that the time guidelines may have to be exceeded
in large or complex cases. The targets set by Government for reducing the
time taken to process cases involving persistent young offenders, together
with forthcoming statutory time limits, make it particularly important
to improve on the time taken in these cases wherever possible.
Manual of Guidance Editorial Board
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