The Ministry of Justice has just published the above consultation paper which can be found below which will create new burdens for local authorities in bringing prosecutions. This follows in the wake of the post office horizon scandal.
Join us for this webinar to explore more about the implications for councils.
A roundtable will be held on 1st May 2025 following this webinar, to collate member views.
The consultation paper outlines proposals for regulating and overseeing private prosecutors in England and Wales, including those using the Single Justice Procedure (SJP). These proposals aim to ensure that private prosecutors adhere to consistent standards and can be held accountable for their practices. The consultation applies England and Wales.
Louise is a Legal Director in the Criminal Regulatory department, which sits within the Litigation, Advisory & Regulatory team at Bevan Brittan and work in the Birmingham office.
She specialises in health and safety and criminal regulatory law and advise on a wide range of regulatory legal issues including health and safety, building safety, fire safety, product liability, food safety, white collar crime, contentious environmental and transport law.
Louise represents clients (both companies and individuals/directors) at public inquiries, inquests, PACE interviews and in relation to prosecutions and am a solicitor-advocate with higher rights of audience (criminal). She is experienced in managing large scale electronic disclosure / document review exercises using various platforms.
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