CPS seeks public’s views on draft 'Deception as to Gender' legal guidance
A public consultation on updated legal guidance regarding deception as to gender in rape and serious sexual assault cases has been launched by the Crown Prosecution Service today.
DPP Max Hill's speech to the Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime
Economic crime poses a threat to countries’ economies and institutions and causes serious harm to society and individuals. Tackling it is a priority for the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales – and last year we published our first ever CPS Economic Crime Strategy.
CPS sets out the law on street-based sexual harassment
Street harassment such as cyber-flashing, upskirting or the exposure of genitals in a public place are crimes which can and will be prosecuted the CPS has stressed, as new legal guidance is published today.
At the CPS it’s our job to prosecute the right person for the right offence. Of course, a big part of that involves prosecuting people – we bring hundreds of thousands of prosecutions every year. But an equally important part of our job is taking decisions not to prosecute or to prosecute for a different or lesser offence.
Max Hill QC's opening speech to the Heads of Prosecuting Agencies Conference
Good morning, and welcome – to London and to this Heads of Prosecuting Agencies Conference. What a pleasure it is to be together in-person again after three years, and we are delighted to be hosting you all here.
Max Hill QC's opening speech to the joint CPS/NPCC conference on Rape and Serious Sexual Offences
I must start by saying thank you to you all. Thank you for your commitment and your really dedicated work to tackle these dreadful crimes. I am very grateful to you all, without exception.
New strangulation and suffocation laws will help protect victims
From today, prosecutors will have new powers to charge violent abusers with specific offences of non-fatal strangulation and non-fatal suffocation, as key measures in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 come into force.
