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<p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will review any cases referred to it
by the police in accordance with the two stage test that is set out in the Code for
Crown Prosecutors. Where there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of
conviction and it is in the public interest, such cases will be prosecuted.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS has been working with officers conducting the Operation
Herne investigation into the conduct of a number of officers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 21 August 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service
issued a statement containing the reasons it gave for not prosecuting officers considered
under Operation Aubusson, a subset of Operation Herne which is available at:</p><p>
</p><p>http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/latest_news/charging_decision_concerning_mps_special_demonstration_squad/</p><p>
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