Criminal cases that the Crown Prosecution Service take to court are in the news every day. This section also covers many issues related to our work, including violence against women and girls, hate crime, support for victims and witnesses, statistics, and speeches by the Director of Public Prosecutions and other senior staff.
Latest news
You can find our latest news stories here and search for older stories. You can also find more information about high-profile cases and the work of the CPS.
Working with the media
To make criminal court reporting more open, the CPS, police, and media representatives created a joint protocol (agreement) for working together. We are currently working on an updated version of the protocol.
Director of Public Prosecutions, Stephen Parkinson, said: “It is widely acknowledged that racial disproportionality exists in our criminal justice system, but acknowledgment must not be taken as acceptance.“The decisions we make as prosecutors have a profound impact on the lives of victims and…
A former army soldier has been convicted of gathering classified information for the benefit of Iran and later escaping prison.Daniel Khalife, 23, collated and passed on classified documents, military communications and information about soldiers to Iranian authorities over more than two years.In…
A company director has been jailed for his key role in a £3 million money laundering operation.Ranbir Singh, 46, pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering and has been sentenced to six years imprisonment. Kuldip Badesha, 46, Singh’s wife, pleaded guilty to one count of misconduct in public…
A mother who hid her new baby in a drawer in her bed for three years and fed her through a syringe has been jailed.The woman, who can’t be identified for legal reasons, hid the birth of her baby girl from her family and friends.The baby was born in 2020 with a cleft palate and the mother, who says…
A further eight people have been charged following an aggravated burglary incident at a premises in south Gloucestershire.The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Counter Terrorism Policing South East to charge eight people over their alleged involvement in an aggravated burglary with…
A former scout leader who assaulted children as young as seven over almost three decades has been convicted.Ian Charles Silvester, 60, has been found guilty of 79 offences following a trial at Lewes Crown Court on 20 November 2024.Silvester, of Brighton, was prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution…
Five people, including four youths who cannot be named because of their ages, have been convicted at Bristol Crown Court of the murders of teenagers Mason Rist and Max Dixon, who were attacked and killed on the Knowle area of the city in January 2024.All five defendants were convicted of both…
Sophie Stevens, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS Wessex said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Wiltshire Police to charge Naidu Rajan and Niamh Lynch with offences related to damage caused to the protected monument Stonehenge on 19 June 2024.“They will appear at Salisbury…
A police officer who assaulted a vulnerable young girl while on duty and superimposed his face onto child abuse images has been jailed for nine years.Dean Dempster, 35, who was a response officer for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) based in Oldham at the time, sexually touched the child while…
Police and prosecutors are transforming their handling of domestic abuse cases through shared innovation and closer joint working.The Domestic Abuse Joint Justice Plan (DA JJP) commits the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to work together more cohesively at…
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Press Office contact details
Please note that our Press Office is NOT able to deal with issues or queries from members of the public - these contact details are for accredited journalists ONLY. Do not call this number unless you a member of the press. For all general enquiries, please visit contact.cps.gov.uk.
If you are a national or international journalist with a media enquiry, you can contact the CPS Press Office on 020 3357 0906 or email [email protected] (9am-5pm weekdays only).
For out-of-hours media enquiries please call 020 3357 0906 to reach the duty press officer.
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Policy updates from the Director of Public Prosecutions and other prosecutors;
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Media protocol
To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
