WV, Regina (on The Application of) v Crown Prosecution Service: Admn 1 Sep 2011

WV brought an application for permission to apply for judicial review to quash a decision of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to disclose to the defence in a trial his identity as a person providing information to the police without applying to the trial judge for a ruling that information relating to WV’s identity is protected by public interest immunity.

Judges:

Lord Justice Thomas
And
Mr Justice Kenneth Parker

Citations:

[2011] EWHC 2480 (Admin)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Criminal Practice

Updated: 24 March 2022; Ref: scu.445171