... are guided by the Code for Crown prosecutors which sets out the principles that Crown Prosecutors Should follow. Cases which are received by the Crown Prosecution Service are reviewed against two tests set out in the Code to determine whether to prosecute or not. The two tests are the evidential test and the public interest test. Firstly the prosecutor reviews the case to see whether there is adequate evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction. The case is stopped if there is not enough evidence, on the other hand if there is the prosecutor will consider what the strength of the evidence is and whether magistrates or a jury are more likely to convict than not. If the prosecutor is satisfied with the evidence he or she then considers whether a prosecution would be in the public interest. Common public interest factors for and against prosecution have to be ...

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