Discontinuing a Case The prosecution can discontinue a case. This means the case stops, but the prosecution can start the case again. Read more about this on the CPS website. First published: January 14, 2015 Last updated: July 08, 2015
7 January 2015 Decision to Prosecute The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decision whether to charge a person to go to court, divert the case, or to take no further action