Crown Prosecution Service - Thames Valley
Serving People, Serving Justice
Welcome to the website of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in Thames Valley.
Serving the communities of Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, through Area Headquarters and a branch office in Reading, and branch offices in Oxford and Aylesbury.
CPS Thames Valley works closely with Thames Valley Police providing advice on lines of enquiry, reviewing evidence on cases for possible prosection and determining the charge in all but routine and minor cases. Criminal offences are prosected by the CPS in the 15 magistrates' court centres and 3 Crown Court centres in the Area.
The aim of this website is to make the criminal justice system more open and accessible to the people it serves and I hope it provides you with the information you want about our work.
Baljit Ubhey
Chief Crown Prosecutor, Thames Valley
Latest News
Press Release
Domestic Violence: New specialist court in Banbury
Victims of domestic violence in Oxfordshire will receive extra help and support from a new Specialist Domestic Violence Court system (SDVCs) in the Banbury area, which brings the total of these specialist courts in the Thames Valley area to six.
Press Release
Father found guilty in shaken baby trial
Gary Johnson, 21, from Banbury, was yesterday found guilty at Oxford Crown Court of shaking his baby daughter, resulting in serious injuries and permanent brain damage. The injuries were inflicted during the morning of 13 August, 2007. Johnson was convict