Prosecutors to Decide on Charges Against Suspended MP Dan Norris
Police investigating the suspended Labour MP Dan Norris have passed a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service, which will now decide whether to bring charges. The investigation concerns allegations of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism and upskirting against the 66-year-old, who has been suspended from the party since his arrest. A charging decision has no fixed timetable, and Norris remains an MP while the process runs its course.
The CPS applies a two-stage test — evidential sufficiency and public interest — before charging, and cases involving multiple allegations routinely take months at this stage. Norris, formerly the West of England metro mayor, has not been charged with any offence and is entitled to the presumption of innocence. The case sits awkwardly for Labour during a leadership transition it wants kept clean of distractions. Watch for the charging decision and, if it comes, the timetable for a first court appearance.