Service Prosecuting Authority
The Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA) is the organisation within the Ministry of Defence, responsible for consideration of cases referred to it by the Service Police and where appropriate the Military Chain of command and where necessary the directing and prosecuting of those cases at Courts Martial worldwide and in the Service Civilian Court. Furthermore, it acts as respondent in the Summary Appeal Court and represents the Crown in the Courts Martial Appeal Court (CMAC).
The authority, which is fully independent of the Military Chain of Command and acts under the superintendence of the
The SPA liaises with the Military Court Service, the office of the
It is staffed by officers from all three of the UK Armed Forces and is supported by a number of civil servants who work for the Ministry of Defence. Its headquarters are at RAF Northolt in North West London.[3]
History
As part of the
In 2010 the authority moved from Hillingdon House in RAF Uxbridge to a newly built headquarters in RAF Northolt.[5]
References
- ^ "Relations with other prosecuting agencies: Service Prosecuting Authority". Crown Prosecution Service.
- ^ "Service Prosecuting Authority". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Service Prosecuting Authority". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate's follow-up report on The Army Prosecuting Authority" (PDF). Army Prosecuting Authority. February 2009. p. 2. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "The Inspectorate's Report On The Service Prosecuting Authority" (PDF). Service Prosecuting Authority. July 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 24 October 2011.