About Us

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) East Midlands serves a population of approximately 4.4 million. We prosecute approximately 130,000 cases every year.

CPS East Midlands is led by its Chief Crown Prosecutor, Judith Walker, who is supported by Area Business Manager Adele Clarke.

The CPS has offices in the five counties in the East Midlands and works closely with the police forces in these areas. The CPS divides the East Midlands Area into two sectors, north and south, each led by  a Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor.

Brian Gunn is responsible for the north sector and Richard Crowley is responsible for the south sector. Each sector consists of a number of districts and teams.

Find out more about the CPS in your local area.

Some of the more serious cases, or those that take up a lot of staff time are prosecuted by the East Midlands complex casework unit.

In April 2011, the CPS changed its structure to its current format. Previously, each of the counties had their own CPS Area, led by a Chief Crown Prosecutor. These Areas are now part of CPS East Midlands.