# Crime and Courts Act 2013, Paragraph 1


(1) A deferred prosecution agreement (a “DPA”) is an agreement between a designated prosecutor and a person (“P”) whom the prosecutor is considering prosecuting for an offence specified in Part 2 (the “alleged offence”).
(2) Under a DPA—
(a) P agrees to comply with the requirements imposed on P by the agreement;
(b) the prosecutor agrees that, upon approval of the DPA by the court (see paragraph 8), paragraph 2 is to apply in relation to the prosecution of P for the alleged offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/schedule/17/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-courts-act-2013/schedule-17/paragraph-1
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