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<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes following an investigation and referral
of a case by the police. If the police charge an offence under the Hunting Act 2004
without a request for advice, a crown prosecutor reviews the case following charge.
Each case will be reviewed in accordance with the Full Code Test set out in the Code
for Crown Prosecutors. Where the evidential and public interest stages of the Full
Code Test are met, then the CPS will robustly prosecute.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
prosecutor must consider whether each piece of evidence is admissible, reliable and
credible – this would include being satisfied that it was lawfully obtained. Evidence
provided by the League against Cruel Sports would be looked at in the same way as
any other evidence.</p><p> </p>
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