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<p>The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (the 1985 Act) provides that the DPP had a
duty to take over the conduct of all criminal proceedings, save for specified proceedings.</p><p>
</p><p>Specified proceedings are designated by Section 3(3) of the Prosecution of
Offences Act 1985 and the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings)
Order 1999 (the 1999 order) and include most motoring offences which are commenced
by the police in accordance with Section 12 Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 by serving
with the summons either a statement of facts about the offence or a copy of the written
statements.</p><p> </p><p>The 1999 order also provides that proceedings cease to be
specified when a court begins to receive evidence. At that stage the duty for a prosecutor
to conduct the proceedings engages.</p><p> </p><p>Annex 1 provides the full list of
offences falling within The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (specified proceedings)
Order 1999) and including all amendments to date.</p><p> </p><p>During the 2008 –
2018 period the following offences were added to the list of specified proceedings
as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Offences added in 2012:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>No</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Section</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Statute</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>s.3</p></td><td><p>Road
Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Careless and inconsiderate driving</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>s.35</p></td><td><p>Road
Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Failing to comply with a traffic direction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>s.163</p></td><td><p>Road
Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Failing to stop a motor vehicle or bicycle when required
to do so by the police</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.</p></td><td><p>s.170</p></td><td><p>Road
Traffic Act 1988</p></td><td><p>Failing to stop, report an accident or give information
or documents when required to do so</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5.</p></td><td><p>s.1(1)</p></td><td><p>Criminal
Damage Act 1971</p></td><td><p>Criminal damage where the value of the property involved
is no more than £5,000 (not including arson)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6.</p></td><td><p>s.12</p></td><td><p>Criminal
Justice and Police Act 2001</p></td><td><p>Consumption of alcohol in a designated
public place</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7.</p></td><td><p>s.91</p></td><td><p>Criminal
Justice Act 1967</p></td><td><p>Disorderly behaviour while drunk in a public place</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8.</p></td><td><p>s.12</p></td><td><p>Licensing
Act 1872</p></td><td><p>Being drunk in a highway, other public place or licensed premises</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9.</p></td><td><p>s.63B(8)</p></td><td><p>Police
and Criminal Evidence Act 1984</p></td><td><p>Failing to give a sample for the purposes
of testing for the presence of Class A drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10.</p></td><td><p>s.12(3)
and 14(3)</p></td><td><p>Drugs Act 2005</p></td><td><p>Failing to attend an assessment
following testing for the presence of Class A drugs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11.</p></td><td><p>s.55
and 56</p></td><td><p>British Transport Commission Act 1949</p></td><td><p>Trespassing
or throwing stones on the railway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12.</p></td><td><p>s.49</p></td><td><p>Fire
and Rescue Services Act 2004</p></td><td><p>Knowingly giving a false alarm of fire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13.</p></td><td><p>s.5</p></td><td><p>Public
Order Act 1986</p></td><td><p>Behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14.</p></td><td><p>s.11</p></td><td><p>Fireworks
Act 2003</p></td><td><p>Contravention of a prohibition or failure to comply with a
requirement imposed by or under fireworks regulations or making false statements</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15.</p></td><td><p>s.80</p></td><td><p>Explosives
Act 1875</p></td><td><p>Throwing fireworks in a thoroughfare</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16.</p></td><td><p>s.87(1)</p></td><td><p>Environmental
Protection Act 1990</p></td><td><p>Depositing and leaving litter</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Offences added in 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>No</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Section</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Statute</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.</p></td><td><p>s.1</p></td><td><p>Theft
Act 1968 (but only if the offence constitutes low-value shoplifting within the meaning
of section 22A(3) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980)</p></td><td><p>Theft (Shoplifting
where the value of the stolen goods is worth £200 or less)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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