đ Chapter 5: The UK Government, the Law and Your Role
5.4.2 Criminal and civil law
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Criminal law deals with crimes such as theft, assault, and murder. The police investigate crimes and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in England and Wales decides whether to prosecute. In Scotland, the Procurator Fiscal is responsible for prosecuting crimes. Civil law deals with disputes between individuals or organisations, such as disagreements over contracts, property, or family matters.
Key Facts
- Criminal law â theft, assault, murder; CPS prosecutes in England & Wales
- Procurator Fiscal prosecutes in Scotland
- Civil law â disputes between individuals/organisations
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- Criminal law â āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ, āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻž; England & Wales-āĻ CPS āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ
- Scotland-āĻ Procurator Fiscal āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ
- Civil law (āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨) â āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ/āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§
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