Associate Prosecutors
IPS is the regulatory body for Associate Prosecutors.
Associate Prosecutors are employees of the Crown Prosecution
Service (CPS). They are registered in the Associate
Prosecutor membership grade with ILEX.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and ILEX have an
agreement
setting out arrangements for the independent regulation of
Associate Prosecutor employees of the CPS.
Associate Prosecutors are authorised by ILEX to exercise rights
of audience and rights to conduct litigation. There are two
levels of Associate Prosecutor: Level 1 and Level 2. They
undergo a selection and training programme before being authorised
to exercise the rights. The rights granted to Associate
Prosecutors include the right to review and present straightforward
cases in the magistrates' courts and at Level 2 to undertake trials
involving non-imprisonable summary offences. Full details of
the Associate Prosecutor qualification scheme, including the rights
available, can be found here.
The scheme brought Associate Prosecutors into a formal scheme of
external regulation and oversight of their training and
qualification scheme. Associate Prosecutors, the public and
other legal professionals have the reassurance that any allegations
of misconduct or impropriety will be carefully and independently
investigated and adjudicated.
As part of the regulatory regime Associate Prosecutors must
comply with the:
They must also have regard to the: