What Made the Police so Sure That a Crime Had Taken Place? - Key Evidence ; Analysis
Evening Standard - London › July 20, 2007
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TODAYS background document from the Crown Prosecution Service begs the question of why the police were ever allowed to probe cash for honours at all. It sets the requirements for evidence remarkably high.
To prosecute an alleged breach of the 1925 Act banning the trade in honours, for example, it is necessary to prove an unambiguous agreement between buyer and seller. Nudges and winks or a mere expectation on either side would not do.See the full content of this document
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What Made the Police so Sure That a Crime Had Taken Place? - Key Evidence ; Analysis
Similarly, the obvious fact that Labour obtained loans on terms that the banks refused to give was not adequate for charges under the 2000 Act on party funding. The CPS ruled that it actu...
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