The support and safety needs for victims should be identified from the outset and continually considered throughout the life of a case, by the police in dialogue with the prosecutor. the Sentencing Council Guideline on Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or Family Relationship.the Controlling or Coercive Behaviour Statutory Guidance Framework and.the CPS Domestic Abuse prosecution guidance.
the relevance of a case strategy which considers acceptable pleas and how the case is to be put (and reflected in the charge or indictment) from the outset.the importance of charging individual incidents in addition to CCB, especially where they attract a maximum penalty of, or more than, 5 years’ imprisonment, and.putting before the court all relevant evidence, including revisiting previous allegations not proceeded with, if necessary.how to approach the selection of charges when dealing with conduct which overlaps stalking, harassment and CCB.the importance of identifying this crime, even when other crimes are being investigated.It can be tried summarily or on indictment and has a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment. Section 76 Serious Crime Act 2015 (SCA 2015) created the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship (CCB). Action to take when there is a decision not to charge.Selecting the Most Appropriate Charge or Charges.Reconsidering prosecution decisions as part of CCB.Is it in the public interest to prosecute?."A knows or ought to know that the behaviour will have a serious effect".Assessing the evidence of "serious effect"."The behaviour has a serious effect on the victim".Repeated or continued behaviour that is controlling or coercive.CPS Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.
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