Prosecution Guidance
Sentencing and Orders
Prosecution Guidance
Court Processes and Case Management
Revised: January 2019
Prosecution Guidance
Sexual offences
Communications, Digital and Publications Crime
Issued 17 October 2013 and revised 26 July 2017 in relation to section 15A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Further updated 22 November 2018 to remove reference to Merits-Based Approach. Reviewed and updated 11 January 2023.
Prosecution Guidance
Sexual offences
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Updated: 30 July 2024; 16 August 2023
Prosecution Guidance
Sexual offences
Violent crime
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Revised: September 2019
Prosecution Guidance
Domestic abuse
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Revised: 04 January 2019; 25 April 2024
Prosecution Guidance
Sexual offences
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Formerly Youth Offenders: Updated: 17 May 2023; 13 July 2023; 4 August 2025
Prosecution Guidance
Youth crime
Defendants
Updated: 28 January 2022; minor revision: 1 March 2023; 12 August 2024; 2 October 2024
Prosecution Guidance
Wildlife and Domestic Animals
Revised 15 June 2018; 23 October 2024
Prosecution Guidance
Court Processes and Case Management