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===Oversight=== The [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]] oversees the work of the CPS, meeting regularly with the DPP and requesting briefings on matters of public or Parliamentary concern. The Attorney General (or their deputy, the [[Solicitor General for England and Wales|Solicitor General]]) answer for the CPS's performance and conduct in Parliament. However, the Attorney General has no role in the day-to-day running of the organisation or in deciding whether a suspect should be prosecuted. The CPS is an independent prosecuting authority and government ministers have no influence over its decision making. The only exceptions to this rule are when a case involves matters of national security or the Attorney General must personally consent to a prosecution (e.g. all [[Official Secrets Act]] prosecutions require the Attorney General's permission to proceed). Due to the Attorney General's limited role in the CPS's casework, the use of [[nolle prosequi]] (halting of proceedings on indictment; a prerogative of the Attorney General) is now rare. Questionable incidents, such as the dropping of the case against [[John Bodkin Adams]] for what was believed to be purely political reasons, have not been repeated in modern times.
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