Press Releases
Date
Outline
03/07/2008
Judge Commends Prosecution Team In Operation Glean
A Crown Prosecution Service prosecutor today received praise from a Crown Court Judge for his part in bringing over 20 local drug pushers to justice.
09/06/2008
Website Feedback Requested
CPS South Yorkshire's website currently has about 4000 visitors to the site every month, but would welcome feedback as to whether it could be improved.
23/01/2008
CPS South Yorkshire Rated Excellent in 2007 Inspection
CPS South Yorkshire has been given an excellent rating in a report by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate published on Tuesday 22 January.
10/12/2007
CPS Launches Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel in South Yorkshire
CPS South Yorkshire are setting up a Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel together with CPS Humberside to look at hate crime cases which have been through the Criminal Justice System.
13/11/2007
CPS Launches New Resource to Young People in South Yorkshire
"Millie the witness" and "Jerome: a witness in court" are the faces of a new drive launched by the Crown Prosecution Service to inform children and young people of what will happen if they report a crime.
07/11/2007
CPS Seeks Views on Prosecuting Crimes Against Older People
The Crown Prosecution Service today launched a public consultation on prosecuting crimes against older people, seeking views on how it deals with crimes against them and how it supports those who are victims and witnesses.
14/08/2007
New Chief Crown Prosecutor for South Yorkshire
Nigel Cowgill has this week joined CPS South Yorkshire as Chief Crown Prosecutor and Group Chair for South Yorkshire and Humberside.
07/08/2007
CPS South Yorkshire Says Farewell to Chief Crown Prosecutor
South Yorkshire's Chief Crown Prosecutor Judith Walker this week leaves the Area to take up a new post as Chief Crown Prosecutor for Nottinghamshire and Group Chair for East Midlands.
23/07/2007
CPS Round the Clock Service Takes Half a Million Calls
CPS Direct, the Crown Prosecution Service division set up to provide the Police with out of hours charging decisions, has now responded to over 500,000 requests for legal advice from police officers in England and Wales.
18/07/2007
Three Men Charged With Murder of Taxi Driver
Ian Keates, Special Casework Lawyer, South Yorkshire Crown Prosecution Service has announced.
07/03/2007
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's policy on prosecuting disability hate crime.
13/07/2007
Sentence Announced in Baby Murder Case
A father has today been sentenced to a hospital order with treatment for his mental illness at Sheffield Crown Court for the manslaughter of his 14 month old son.
03/01/2007
CCP Awarded OBE
Judith Walker, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in South Yorkshire has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Years Honor's List.
22/11/2006
Talking About Justice
This week NHW coordinators were given the opportunity to question members of the criminal justice system as part of Inside Justice Week 2006.
15/11/2006
South Yorkshire Justice System Opens its Doors to the Public
The public in South Yorkshire will have the chance to get a unique glimpse behind the criminal justice system as this year's Inside Justice Week gets underway across the county from 18th - 25th November.
22/11/2006
17th Barnsley Brownies and 131st Sheffield Guides Celebrate Inside Justice Win
17th Barnsley Brownies and 131st Sheffield Guides are celebrating success after winning the Inside Justice Week competitions run by South Yorkshire Criminal Justice Board.
17/11/2006
Tackling Nuisance Bikes to Protect the Community
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are today (Friday 17 November) launching a new policy in Doncaster designed to tackle the nuisance and danger caused by the anti-social use of vehicles in parks, other open spaces and residential areas.
04/09/2006
Shoe Rapist Faces Life
A 50 year old man who pleaded guilty to a number of attacks on Yorkshire women in the eighties was sentenced to life imprisonment at Sheffield Crown Court today. The Judge told him that he must serve a minimum of 14.5 years before he will become eligible
28/07/2006
National Recognition For CPS South Yorkshire's Newest Crown Prosecutor
Mark Marriott, CPS South Yorkshire's newest Crown Prosecutor, has been chosen to appear in the National CPS Annual Report. The report each year chooses to recognise a number of CPS employee's achievements over the previous year.
25/07/2006
Cracking Down on Criminal Damage
With the School holidays now underway, CPS South Yorkshire is sending out the strong message that we will be supporting the campaign, led by the Doncaster Crime, Disorder and Reduction, Partnership, to reduce criminal damage in Doncaster.
21/07/2006
CPS Staff Raise £250 for Norfolk Park School
Staff at CPS South Yorkshire have been stocking up on their holiday reading in order to raise money for new playground equipment for disabled children at Norfolk Park School.
14/06/2006
Awards for Staff at CPS South Yorkshire
Staff at CPS South Yorkshire have been presented with certificates in recognition of recent academic success.
26/05/2006
Tackling Human Trafficking - CPS South Yorkshire Prosecutor Attends International Conference
Tackling Human Trafficking is the reason CPS South Yorkshire Prosecutor, Chris Jackson, has just returned from Lithuania. Chris was one of a team of Criminal Justice Representatives who travelled to Vilnius to meet with Lithuanian colleagues.
24/05/2006
New Website for CPS South Yorkshire
CPS South Yorkshire is today (Wednesday 24 May 2006) officially launching its new website. The website is designed to provide the people of South Yorkshire with easy access to information on both the CPS and the criminal justice system as a whole.
14/03/2006
CPS Welcomes Publication of Second Tranche of Performance Reports
Reports published today on the performance of 20 CPS areas, including CPS London, have given all except one area a fair or better assessment.
16/03/2006
CPS South Yorkshire Campaign Warns Abusers 'It's Criminal'
CPS South Yorkshire 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 they face i
01/02/2006
Finding a Solution for Anti-Social Behaviour in South Yorkshire
CPS South Yorkshire is today (Wednesday 1 February) hosting an event, Nuisance Solutions, aimed at finding the best way to tackle anti-social behaviour in South Yorkshire.
13/12/2005
CPS South Yorkshire Rated Excellent in Inspection
CPS South Yorkshire has been rated as excellent in an inspection report by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate published today (Tuesday 13 December).