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"A lack of resources is severely damaging the Crown Prosecution Service's preparation of cases for court, according to a critical report by the organisation's statutory watchdog.
Police officers are also making inappropriate decisions about whether or not to charge suspects when it should be the responsibility of a prosecutor, her majesty's chief inspector of the CPS, Michael Fuller, has warned.
The comments come in the wake of mounting concern within the legal profession about the CPS's performance as it endures large staff reductions due to funding cuts of about 27%.................."
"A lack of resources is severely damaging the Crown Prosecution Service's preparation of cases for court, according to a critical report by the organisation's statutory watchdog.
Police officers are also making inappropriate decisions about whether or not to charge suspects when it should be the responsibility of a prosecutor, her majesty's chief inspector of the CPS, Michael Fuller, has warned.
The comments come in the wake of mounting concern within the legal profession about the CPS's performance as it endures large staff reductions due to funding cuts of about 27%.................."
