The most senior figures in government first became aware of the possibility of new charges against the suspect in the Southport murders in the past few weeks.
Axel Rudakubana, 18 - who is accused of murdering three young girls in Southport - is facing two further charges, including one under the terrorism act.
The teenager had already been charged with the murders of Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar.
To charge someone under the Biological Weapons Act, the CPS has to obtain consent from the government's law officers - the attorney general or solicitor general.
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