Quick guide on which team to contact:

All cases (except Youth Court cases) start in the magistrates' courts. Where magistrates send a case to the Crown Court because it is triable only on indictment (generally more serious offences) or where they adjourn a case for committal papers to be prepared and served, the case from that point will be dealt with by the relevant Crown Court team.

Cases that remain in the magistrates' court will be dealt with by the relevant magistrates' court team, including youths charged with adults.

Cases being heard in youth courts will be dealt with by the Youth Court Team, unless the magistrates decline jurisdiction (in the case of grave crimes) in which case it will be dealt with by the relevant Crown Court team, which will handle, prepare and serve the case.

In relation to cases being dealt with in the magistrates' courts or youth courts, British Transport Police (BTP) cases will be prepared and handled by the CPS team which ordinarily prosecutes cases in the court in which the case will be appearing.

In relation to cases being dealt with in the Crown Court, BTP cases may be dealt with by either Crown Court team depending on the borough in which the case first appeared (see chart on left).

 

Contacting CPS London

CPS London has a new main contact number: 020 3357 7000. You do not need to listen to the full options menu - just key in the right number for the team you need (see below) as soon as you hear the verbal message.

We have changed the way we operate to improve the service we provide. This means our London borough based teams have moved into a new structure which is focused on either Magistrates' Court or Crown Court work. We have also moved our frontline staff from a number of locations to just three locations - details of the new structure and office locations can be found here.

This page will help to ensure you are contacting the right CPS London team.

Magistrates' Court Unit

New CPS London teamCriminal Justice AreaPolice boundary / London boroughMagistrates' Court Telephone/fax numbers
North & East Team (click to email)

Address: The Cooperage 8 Gainsford Street, Bermondsey, London,
SE1 2NE
(DX161230 Bermondsey 4).

Legal and Stakeholder Manager: Jeetinder Sarmotta.

North, East & North East.

Barking, Camden, Islington, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest.

Barkingside
Enfield
Highbury
Highgate
Romford
Stratford
Thames.

General enquiries:
020 3357 7000 - key in Option 2.

Fax (admin): 020 3357 5968.

Fax (case progression): 020 3357 5965.

South Team (click to email)

 

Address: Southern House, 12th floor, Southern House, Wellesley Grove, Croydon, CR9 1DY
(DX161240 Croydon 46).

Legal and Stakeholder Manager: Toks Adesuyan.

South, South East & South West.

Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark, Sutton, Greenwich, Bexley, Lewisham, Bromley, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth.

Croydon
Camberwell
Tower Bridge
Greenwich
Bexley
Bromley
Lavender Hill
Wimbledon.

General enquiries:
020 3357 7000 - key in Option 3.


Fax (admin): 020 3300 3552.

Central & West Team (click to email)
Address: The Cooperage 8 Gainsford Street, Bermondsey, London,
SE1 2NE
(DX161230 Bermondsey 4).

Legal and Stakeholder Manager: Daren Streeter.

Central, West & North West.

Hammersmith,
Kensington,
City of London, Ealing, Hounslow, Hillingdon/Heathrow
Barnet, Brent, Harrow, Westminster.

 

Hammersmith
City of London
Westminster
Ealing
Feltham
Uxbridge
Barnet
Brent
Harrow.

General enquiries: 020 3357 7000 - key in Option 1.

Fax (admin): 020 3357 5873.

Fax (case progression): 020 3357 5964.

Youth Court Team

Address

Southern House, 12th floor, Southern House, Wellesley Grove,
Croydon, CR9 1DY (DX161240 Croydon 46).

Legal and Stakeholder Manager: Toks Adesuyan.

Email: london.youthcourtteam@cps.gsi.gov.uk

Telephone/ fax numbers

020 3357 7000 - key in Option 7.

 

Fax: 020 3300 3550.

Traffic Team

Address:

The Cooperage 8 Gainsford Street, Bermondsey, London,
SE1 2NE (DX161230 Bermondsey 4).

Legal and Stakeholder Manager: Daren Streeter.

Email: London.trafficteam@cps.gsi.gov.uk

Telephone numbers

020 3357 7000 - key in Option 8.

 

Crown Court North Unit

Address: Ground floor, 1 Drummond Gate, Pimlico, London, SW1V 2QZ
(DX: 161330 Victoria 19).
General enquiries: 020 3357 7242 or 7470.

New CPS London team

Crown Court Centres

Police boundary / London borough

Telephone
numbers

Trial Preparation Team:
Snaresbrook & Blackfriars.
Email:
Snaresbrook&blackfriarscrown@cps.gsi.gov.uk

Fax: 020 3357 7127.

Snaresbrook &
Blackfriars.

Camden, Islington, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Barking, Havering, Redbridge.

020 3357 7000 - key in Option 4.

 

Trial Preparation Team:
Harrow, Wood Green and Isleworth.

Email:
Harrowwoodgreen&isleworthcrown@cps.gsi.gov.uk

Fax: 020 3357 7126.

Harrow, Wood Green & Isleworth.

Enfield, Haringey, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hounslow, Hammersmith, Kensington, Hillingdon, Barnet.

020 3357 7000 - key in Option 4.



 

Early Guilty Plea Team

Email:
EGP.North@cps.gsi.gov.uk

This team will deal with early guilty plea cases, appeals to the Crown Court and committals for sentence. 


Advocacy Team for Crown Court North Unit

Email:
London.advocactesnorth@cps.gsi.gov.uk

Fax: 020 3357 7126

All of above.

 All of above.

020 3357 7000 - key in Option 4.

 

 

Crown Court South Unit

Address: 3rd floor, 1 Drummond Gate, Pimlico, London, SW1V 2QZ
(DX: 161330 Victoria 19).
Legal and Stakeholder Manager: Lionel Idan.
Fax: 020 3357 7125

New CPS london TeamCrown Court Centres Police boundary / London boroughTelephone numbers

Trial preparation Team:
Croydon, Kingston & Woolwich.

Email:
Croydonkingston&woolwichcrown@cps.gsi.gov.uk

Croydon, Kingston & Woolwich.Wandsworth, Merton, Richmond, Kingston, Croydon, Sutton, Greenwich, Bexley, Lewisham, Bromley, Southwark.

020 3357 7000 - key in Option 5.

 

Trial preparation Team:
Inner London & Southwark.

Email:
Innerlondon&Southwarkcrown@cps.gsi.gov.uk

Inner London & Southwark.

Lambeth, Newham, Westminster and City of London Police.

020 3357 7000 - key in Option 5.

 

Early Guilty Plea Team

Email:
EGP.South@cps.gsi.gov.uk

This team will deal with early guilty plea cases, appeals to the Crown Court and committals for sentence.


Advocacy Team for Crown Court South Team

Email:
London.advocactessouth@cps.gsi.gov.uk

All of the above. 

020 3357 7000 - key in Option 5.