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Section 26: Consents to be admissible in evidence.

Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 · 1985 c. 23View on legislation.gov.uk

Part III: Miscellaneous

Any document purporting to be the consent of a Law Officer of the Crown, the Director or a Crown Prosecutor for, or to—

the institution of any criminal proceedings; or
the institution of criminal proceedings in any particular form;

and to be signed by a Law Officer of the Crown, the Director or, as the case may be, a Crown Prosecutor shall be admissible as prima facie evidence without further proof.

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