Writ - Nolle Prosequi Template [Undated]
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Title
Writ - Nolle Prosequi Template [Undated]
Subject
Law
Description
Template used for directing Crown Prosecutors to enter a nolle prosequi on behalf of HM Attorney General.
Creator
HM Attorney General
Source
FOI request
Date
Undated, but since the Attorney General is styled 'Her Majesty's Attorney General,' it must date from before King Charles III's accession in September 2022.
Contributor
T. Onslow
Writ Item Type Metadata
Transcript
THE QUEEN
V
AB
Let a nolle prosequi be entered in my name in the case of AB, whose proceedings at [court name] on a charge of [offence (indictment number)] currently stands adjourned, in order to discharge all further proceedings relating to AB therein AND FOR SO DOING THIS WILL BE YOUR WARRANT.
HER MAJESTY’S ATTORNEY GENERAL
Dated this day of 20XX
Attorney General’s Office
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9EA
Special Features
Black and white Lesser Royal Arms centered at the top of the page.
Warrant clause is capitalized and in boldface.
Entering a nolle prosequi used to require a Royal Warrant (see the Royal Warrant of King George I from 1726).
Warrant clause is capitalized and in boldface.
Entering a nolle prosequi used to require a Royal Warrant (see the Royal Warrant of King George I from 1726).
Files
Collection
Citation
HM Attorney General, “Writ - Nolle Prosequi Template [Undated],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/158.