Fighting Crime (Public Engagement)

My hon. Friend has summarised the position extremely clearly and made the right points. I think that the issue around the Crown prosecutors is the essential one. Yes, judgment calls need to be made, but if there were clarity on what is meant by ““the public interest””, it would go an enormous way to help unblock the current position where members of the public are fearful—the Government's own adviser recognised this and put it on the record—that if they intervene, they will be the ones who end up getting punished for taking action as active citizens.