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During 2018, how many prosecutions post charge were halted due to the untimely death of the alleged offender Request During the calendar year 2018 how many prosecutions post charge were halted due to the untimely death of the alleged offender Response The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Case Management System indicates that during the calendar year 
2018, an outcome of 'Death of the Defendant' was recorded against 820 defendants1.  Please note that as with any large scale recording system, this data is subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. Information Management Unit 020 3357 0788 
IMU@cps.gov.uk  
 
                                                 
1 The CPS uses 'Defendant' to describe a person who has been charged or summonsed 

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