Oral Practice. 4,8.1 Answer the questions on the text ''Criminal Courts":

4,8.1 Answer the questions on the text ''Criminal Courts":

l.Who is responsible for beginning criminal proceedings in England and Wales?

2. Where do the police pass the papers after they have brought a crimi­nal charge?

3. Who decides whether or not to bring proceedings in Scotland?

4. May a private person institute criminal proceedings?

5. Is it interesting to know if police may issue cautions in England and Wales?

6. When and what for was the Serious Fraud Office established?

7. What is known to you about the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985?

8. What are the duties of the Director of Public Prosecutions?

9. What do you know about the structure of the Crown Prosecution Service?

10. What does the Service provide lawyers to do?

11. What cases do the headquarters of the Service deal with?

12.Which offences are included into the category of national impor­tance?

13. What can you say about the duties of the Lord Advocate in Scotland?

14. What are the functions of the Crown Agent in Scotland?

15. Who prepares prosecutions in the High Court?

16. How are the cases prepared in Scotland before the sheriff and district courts?

17. What do you know about the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987?

18. How are Public Prosecutions exercised in Northern Ireland?

4.8.2 Read the text "Courts in England and Wales" and make comments on it.