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Mickey80 | 13:59 Sat 11th Oct 2014 | Criminal
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Do previous convictions/allegations affect the CPS's decision to charge a person or is it based purely on the evidence collected during that investigation the the person has been arrested for?

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Mickey, see attached for basic info ref charging decision:

http://www.cps.gov.uk/victims_witnesses/reporting_a_crime/decision_to_charge.html

Pre-cons (if relevant) can affect the decison to charge if the first two test are satisified.
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