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Business of the House

The hon. Gentleman is referring to guidance issued for judgments made by individual prosecutors in individual cases as to how particular types of offence should be prosecuted. That is always a matter for the discretion of prosecutors and police officers. As I said in answer to an earlier question, it is not right that Ministers should make observations about that type of individual discretion. It is an essential part of our criminal justice process that such discretion lies in the hands of those who exercise it.