Relationships between agencies

Government and Judiciary

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CPS - CPS advise police on what evidence is needed, decide charge based on evidence collected by police, inform police of decision to charge
Courts - police bring defendants who are being held in custody to court, give evidence in court
National Probation Service - probation management and management of offenders in community

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Police - CPS advise police on what evidence is needed, decide charge based on evidence collected by police (reviewed using the full code test or threshold test), inform police of decision to charge
Gov - Overseen by Ministry of Justice
Courts - CPS appear in court as prosecution legal teams, prepare cases for court

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Judiciary - members of judiciary work in the courts - contributes to law creation through judicial precedent and statutory interpretation
HM Prison Service/Police - arrange safe transport of prisoners to court, and vice versa, courts work with prisons to arrange video calls for prisoners who can’t attend court

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Courts - prisons work with courts to organise delivery of defendants to and from court, impose sentences set by the courts, hold defendants who are on bail in custody awaiting trial
Judiciary - prisons impose sentences set by judiciary.
Police - prisoners held locally when arrested, transported to to prisons if ordered by the courts, police would arrest any offenders recalled on probation and return to prison
Gov - Overseen by Ministry of Justice
National Probation Service - work together with prisons and parole board to decide if prisoners should be released, and support them in the community (post-prison)
Charities/reform groups - work with prisons to improve conditions

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