Attorney General鈥檚 guidelines on disclosure 2013
Revised guidance on how to apply the disclosure regime contained in the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA)
Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales
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皇冠体育appse guidelines are issued by the Attorney General for investigators, prosecutors and defence practitioners on the application of the disclosure regime contained in the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA). 皇冠体育app guidelines emphasise the importance of prosecution-led disclosure and the importance of applying the CPIA regime in a 鈥榯hinking manner鈥�, tailored, where appropriate, to the type of investigation or prosecution in question.
皇冠体育app guidelines do not contain the detail of the disclosure regime; they outline the high level principles which should be followed when the disclosure regime is applied.
皇冠体育appy replace the existing 鈥楢ttorney General鈥檚 guidelines on disclosure鈥� issued in 2005 and the supplementary guidelines on digital material issued in 2011, which is an annex to the general guidelines.
皇冠体育app guidelines are intended to operate alongside the
Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system
On 11 December 2017 it was announced that the Attorney General would lead a review of disclosure procedures to explore how to make prosecutorial processes more effective and efficient.
皇冠体育app results of the review have now been published.
皇冠体育app Attorney General鈥檚 guidelines will be reviewed in light of its findings and any updates will be published on this page.
Updates to this page
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Updated page with link to the results of the Attorney General's Disclosure Review.
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Update included on the Attorney General's Review of Disclosure which began in December 2017.
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First published.