Publicity and the Criminal Justice System

Annex A

CPS Press Office contacts CPS Area Communication Managers and Charging/CPS Direct Communications Manager

CPS Press Office contacts

CPS Press Office contacts for national media are as follows:
Head of News	Jane Holman 020 7796 8106 jane.holman@cps.gsi.gov.uk
London desk
London casework Advocacy and Associate Prosecutors Violence against women (including rape, domestic violence, honour based violence, human trafficking and child abuse) Violent crime (knives, guns & gangs) Corporate issues Organised crime Special crime
Senior Press Officer	Annabelle McMillan 020 7796 8102 annabelle.mcmillan@cps.gsi.gov.uk
Press Officer	Russell Hayes 020 7710 6088 russell.hayes@cps.gsi.gov.uk
Area desk
All Area casework except London Victims and witnesses Hate crime (including Racist, Religious, Homophobic, Elder Abuse) Counter terrorism (policy and casework) Domestic extremism (including animal rights extremism)
Senior Press Officer	Julie Seddon 020 7796 8180 julie.seddon@cps.gsi.gov.uk
Press Officers	Ben Harding 020 7796 8079 ben.harding@cps.gsi.gov.uk Marie-Dominique Meunier 020 7796 8079 marie.meunier@cps.gsi.gov.uk
Out of hours pager number: 07699 781926. This number operates from 6pm to 9am on weekdays and during weekends and public holidays.

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CPS Area Communication Managers and Charging/CPS Direct Communications Manager

Area	ACM	Deputy/APPO
Avon & Somerset	Tony Muir Tel: 0117 930 2811 Fax: 0117 930 2806 DX: 78120 Bristol
Bedfordshire		Tim Riley Tel: 01582 816648 Fax: 01582 816679 DX: 120503 Luton 6
Cambridgeshire		Gill Bremner Tel: 01480 825204 Fax: 01480 825205 DX: 123223 Huntingdon 5
Cheshire	Judith Edwards Tel: 01244 408611 Fax: 01244 408660 DX: 20019 Chester
Cleveland	Margaret Whyte Tel: 01642 204516 Fax: 01642 204502 DX: 60551 Middlesbrough 12
Cumbria		John Pears Tel: 01228 882930 Fax: 01228 882927 DX: 63032 Carlisle
Derbyshire	Sarah Mee Tel: 01332 614004 Fax: 01332 614009 DX: 725818 Derby 22
Devon & Cornwall		Chris Hoyte Tel: 01392 288011 Fax: 01392 288008 DX: 135606 Exeter 16
Dorset	Carrie Sanderson Tel: 01202 498719 Fax: 01202 498860 DX: 7699 Bournemouth
Durham		Lyn Burke (N. Durham cases) Tel: 0191 383 5826 Fax: 0191 383 5843 DX: 60277 Durham Pam Jameson (S. Durham cases) Tel: 01325 742589 Fax: 01325 742586 DX: 63807 Newton Aycliffe
Dyfed Powys	Jeff Thomas Tel: 01267 242109 Fax: 01267 242111 DX: 51411 Carmarthen
Essex	Darren Wooding Tel: 01245 455828 Fax: 01245 455964 DX: 139160 Chelmsford 11	Michael Frost Tel: 01245 455880 Fax: 01245 455928 DX: 139160 Chelmsford 11
Gloucestershire	Morag Brymner Tel: 01452 872424 Fax: 01452 872406 DX: 7544 Gloucester
Greater Manchester	Shilpa Patel Tel: 0161 827 4924 Fax: 0161 827 4932 DX: 710288 Manchester 3	David Leighton Tel: 0161 827 4715 Fax: 0161 827 4932 DX: 710288 Manchester 3
Gwent	Alastair Love Tel: 02920 803904 Fax: 02920 803906 DX: 335056 Cardiff 1
Hampshire & IoW	Cate Sussex Tel: 01983 538628 Fax: 01983 538604 DX: 98463 Newport IoW 2	Steven Price Tel: 02380 673834 Fax: 02380 673854 DX: 148581 Eastleigh 4
Hertfordshire	Christine Hart Tel: 01727 798838 Fax: 01727 798796 DX: 120650 St. Albans 7	Janet Hart Tel: 01727 798777 Fax: 01727 798796 DX: 120650 St. Albans 7
Humberside	Leonnie Brooks Tel: 01482 621069 Fax: 01482 621002 DX: 11922 Hull
Kent	Victoria McEwan Tel: 01622 655314 Fax: 01622 356370 DX: 4830 Maidstone
Lancashire	Jenny Bradford Tel: 01772 208279 Fax: 01772 272777 DX: 723740 Preston 20
Leicestershire	Kate Gibson Tel: 0116 204 6700 or 0116 204 6854 Fax: 0116 204 6799 DX: 10899 Leicester 1
Lincolnshire		Fiona Williams Tel: 01522 585991 Fax: 01522 585969 DX: 15562 Lincoln 4 Gerry Windley (female) Tel: 01522 585903 Fax: 01522 585969 DX: 15562 Lincoln 4
London	Marie Tristram/Cathy Thompson Tel: 020 7796 8259 Fax: 020 7710 3444 DX: 300850 Ludgate EC4	Paul Hayward Tel: 020 7796 8041 Fax: 020 7710 3448 DX: 300850 Ludgate EC4
Merseyside	Karen O'Brien Tel: 0151 239 6437 Fax: 0151 239 6410 DX: 700596 Liverpool 4
Norfolk	Peter Tidey Tel: 01603 693002 Fax: 01603 693001 DX: 5299 Norwich
Northamptonshire		Fiona Campbell Tel: 01604 823685 Fax: 01604 823651 DX: 18512 Northampton
Northumbria		Brenda Flint Tel: 0191 260 4232 Fax: 0191 260 4241 DX: 61006 Newcastle Upon Tyne
North Wales	Patricia Slater Tel: 01978 346045 Fax: 01978 346052 DX: 723100 Wrexham 5
North Yorkshire	Chryl Ford Tel: 0113 290 2706 Fax: 0113 290 2707 DX: 26435 Leeds Park Square
Nottinghamshire	Ella Hendy Tel: 0115 852 3588 Fax: 0115 852 3476 DX: 729100 Nottingham 48
South Wales	Alistair Love Tel: 02920 803904 Fax: 02920 803906 DX: 33056 Cardiff 1	Averill Tough Tel: 02920 803909 Fax: 02920 803906 DX: 33056 Cardiff 1
South Yorkshire	Clare Cocken Tel: 0114 229 8600 Fax: 0114 229 8607 DX: 711830 Sheffield 18
Staffordshire	Katy Halls Tel: 01782 664565 Fax: 01782 664555 DX: 701706 Hanley 2
Suffolk	Samantha Sayer Tel: 01473 282167 Fax: 01473 282101 DX: 3266 Ipswich
Surrey		Christine Pember Tel: 01483 468216 Fax: 01483 468282 DX: 122041 Guildford 10
Sussex	Peter Taylor Tel: 01273 765604 Fax: 01273 765607 DX: 149840 Hove 6
Thames Valley	Lucy Littlewood Tel: 01189 513268 Fax: 01189 513290 DX: 40104 Reading
Warwickshire		Ian Edmondson Tel: 01926 455042 Fax: 01926 450444 DX: 11881 Leamington Spa
West Mercia		Lynda Jackson Tel: 01905 825000 Fax: 01905 825100 DX: 179491 Droitwich 4
West Midlands	Vinny Bolina Tel: 0121 262 1531 Fax: 0121 262 1568 DX: 719540 Birmingham 45
West Yorkshire	Cheryl Ford Tel: 0113 290 2841 Fax: 0113 290 2707 DX: 26435 Leeds Park Square
Wiltshire		Kim O'Neill Tel: 01249 766113 Fax: 01249 766103 DX: 98644 Chippenham 2
Charging/CPS Direct	Patrick Berry Tel: 01904 545473 Fax: 01904 545698 DX: 65204 York 6

(ACMs/APPOs deal with regional and local media. National media should contact the Press Office on 020 7796 8127 or see contact numbers above.

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