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The CPS needs root and branch attention.
When newly qualified I joined the County Prosecuting Solicitor's staff. The paper files came to us for advice from our clients who were the police. It was up to the police whether or not they accepted the advice given as to the offences to prosecute, if any, and the evidence to adduce.
The police were a disciplined service, and the files were immaculate. We prosecutors were superior in performance to most local solicitors. Sometimes local solicitors were employed as agents. This was all very healthy.
The introduction of the CPS was disappointing from the very beginning. The police are no longer the clients; they are told what to do. The defendants are normally represented by the superior advocate. It is all very sad, but nothing is ever done.