Press Releases
Date
Outline
20/06/2007
CPS DORSET ANNUAL REPORT: 149% INCREASE IN HOUSE ADVOCACY
A 149 per cent increase in the number of Crown Court cases prosecuted internally (as apposed to instructing Counsel) is one of the successes outlined in the Dorset Annual Report published today.
20/06/2007
STUDENTS SEE JUSTICE IN ACTION
On Tuesday 19th June, Bournemouth Crown Court opened its doors to allow local students to see justice in action.
04/05/2007
R v AMANDA AND PETER LEGG
At 9:50am on 5th November 2005 Amanda Legg's car (an Alfa Romeo) was recorded speeding on the A35 Holes Bay Road in Poole.
27/02/2007
CPS LAUNCHES POLICY FOR PROSECUTING DISABILITY HATE CRIME
Disabled people have the right to live free from crime or the fear of crime like the rest of us, said the Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald, QC, at the launch of the Crown Prosecution Service policy on prosecuting disability hate crime.
13/12/2006
CPS SEEKS VIEWS ON ROAD TRAFFIC PROSECUTIONS
The Crown Prosecution Service today launched a public consultation on road traffic offences, seeking views on how offences are prosecuted and the service it offers to victims and witnesses.
22/11/2006
NEW CHIEF FOR DORSET
Kate Brown has joined CPS Dorset this week as the new Chief Crown Prosecutor replacing John Revell who retired earlier this month.
07/11/2006
DORSET'S CHIEF RETIRES
Dorset's Chief Crown Prosecutor John Revell retires after 32 years of prosecuting criminals across Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.
18/10/2006
R v DAVID LANCASTER
Today David Lancaster a Portsmouth Defence Solicitor was convicted and sentenced at Exeter Crown Court for Attempting to Incite Neil Ansell (who was a BBC investigative journalist posing as a person who had supplied cocaine to a friend) to Pervert the Cou
07/08/2006
CPS DORSET CHARGES AHEAD
Taking over responsibility from the Police for deciding on charges in the majority of criminal cases is just one success outlined in the CPS Annual Report published today.
28/06/2006
CHILD SPECIFIC CPS POLICY LAUNCHED
The first public policy statement on supporting children as victims and witnesses was launched by the Crown Prosecution Service yesterday.
13/06/2006
RACIST CRIMES INCREASE 41 PER CENT
Between April 2005 and March 2006 there was a 41 per cent increase in prosecutions by Crown Prosecution Service Dorset for Racially Aggravated Crimes.
12/05/2006
CPS DORSET PUBLISHES PERFORMANCE ON KEY BUSINESS AREAS
From today the Crown Prosecution Service in Dorset will publish a quarterly summary of performance in key areas of its business on its website.
27/03/2006
CPS DORSET CHARGES AHEAD
From Monday 27th March 2006 CPS Dorset will be responsible for deciding on the charges in the majority of cases of those who commit more serious crime in Dorset.
13/03/2006
CPS CAMPAIGN WARNS ABUSERS 'IT'S CRIMINAL'
The Crown Prosecution Service has linked up with voluntary organisations working on behalf of victims of domestic violence and child abuse in a campaign to highlight the problem of violence against women and children and to warn offenders of the charges
23/01/2006
CPS Dorset Publishes First Set of Case Outcomes
From today the CPS will be publishing a monthly analysis of the outcomes of all prosecutions in Dorset on its website. The first month's figures show the overall conviction rate for CPS Dorset was 79.9% for December 2005.
11/01/2006
R v Peter Jarvis - European Arrest Warrant
13/12/2005
CPS Dorset rated "good" in inspection
CPS Dorset has been rated as "good" in an inspection report by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate published today.
14/10/2005
CPS Dorset launches new website
On Monday 17th October 2005 CPS Dorset launches its new website and e-mail address. The website will provide the people of Dorset with easy access to information on CPS Dorset and the e-mail address will make contacting us much easier.
19/08/2005
Police and Courts raise a red card to football hooliganism in Bournemouth
Dorset Police and the Dorset Crown Prosecution Service are cracking down on hooligans who attend AFC Bournemouth matches as the new football season gets underway.
27/09/2005
CPS Dorset Annual Report: Success of 1st Witness Care Unit
The Dorset Witness Care Unit supporting victims and witnesses through criminal cases dealt with 10,942 victims and witnesses in its first 5 months. This is one success outlined in CPS Dorset's annual report published today.
27/07/2005
CPS Dorset publishes first full set of homophobic crime figures.
CPS Dorset today released its first full set of figures for hate crimes committed against members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities (LGBT) in Dorset.
23/05/2005
81% Increase in Racist Incidents Prosecutions
An increase in reporting of Racist Incidents across Dorset last year has led to a 81% increase in prosecutions as detailed in the CPS Annual Report of Racially and Religiously Aggravated Cases.
03/02/2005
CPS Launches Revised Domestic Violence Policy
With nearly 16 million victims of domestic violence annually in the UK, the CPS today continued its commitment to tackling domestic violence with the launch of a revised policy, guidance and training programme for prosecuting cases of domestic violence.