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<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)’s Victims’ Right to Review scheme came into
effect on 5 June 2013. Between the date the scheme commenced and 31 December 2014,
the CPS has reviewed 2,423 appeals of which 315 (13.0%) were upheld.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>The number of decisions overturned represents a very small fraction
of all the decisions made by CPS lawyers. During the period from 1 June 2013 to 31
December 2014, the CPS finalised 198,786 cases with a qualifying decision. This means
that approximately 0.16% of cases that would qualify under the scheme resulted in
an upheld Appeal.</p><p> </p>
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