> can prosecute someone, without any involvement of the public justice system No, it goes through the same public justice system, it’s just that the prosecutio

> can prosecute someone, without any involvement of the public justice system No, it goes through the same public justice system, it’s just that the prosecution case is made by a private person or entity rather than the Crown Prosecution Service. It’s “private” in the sense that most civil suites are private. More info here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-prosecutions/private-prosecutions https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-prosecuti...