Crime and Courts Act 2013

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1(1)A deferred prosecution agreement (a “DPA”) is an agreement between a designated prosecutor and a person (“P”) whom the prosecutor is considering prosecuting for an offence specified in Part 2 (the “alleged offence”).E+W

(2)Under a DPA—

(a)P agrees to comply with the requirements imposed on P by the agreement;

(b)the prosecutor agrees that, upon approval of the DPA by the court (see paragraph 8), paragraph 2 is to apply in relation to the prosecution of P for the alleged offence.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 17 para. 1 in force at 24.2.2014 by S.I. 2014/258, art. 2(b)