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Two teenagers jailed for life for the murder of Brianna Ghey

Two 16-year-olds, now named in open court as Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, have been sentenced to a life term in prison today at Manchester Crown Court after having been convicted of murdering 16-year-old Brianna Ghey.
Press Release Violent crime Hate crime CPS Mersey-Cheshire

UPDATED: CPS authorises charges against four further suspects following Bristol stabbings

The Crown Prosecution Service today authorised Avon & Somerset Police to charge four more suspects in connection with the murders of 15-year-old Mason Rist and 16-year-old Max Dixon.
Press Release Violent crime CPS South West

Men jailed for laundering more than £12m of criminal cash

Two men have been jailed for their role in operating an organised crime group which laundered more than £12 million of criminally obtained cash in the UK. Semen Kuksov, 23, and Andrii Dzektsa, 27, were sentenced to five years and seven months and five years imprisonment respectively at…
Press Release Fraud and economic crime International and organised crime CPS

Illegal sexual behaviour online including sharing and threatening to share intimate images and cyberflashing targeted in new CPS guidance

Lawyers will consider charging anyone caught sharing deepfakes, downblousing images or cyberflashing as new guidance is launched to help counter predatory online behaviours.
Press Release CPS

More to do to tackle rape misconceptions and lack of understanding of consent, CPS survey finds

More still needs to be done to tackle common false beliefs about rape and understanding of consent, especially among young people, according to the largest survey of its kind in five years.
Press Release Sexual offences CPS
East Midlands

Man sentenced for killing of three people and attempted murder of three others in Nottingham

An engineering graduate suffering from paranoid schizophrenia has been sentenced to a hospital order with restrictions (Thursday 25 January 2024) for the unlawful killings of three people and attempts to kill three others in June 2023.Valdo Calocane, 32, also known as Adam Mendes, fatally stabbed…
Press Release Violent crime CPS East Midlands

Q2 CPS data shows a continued increase in the number of suspects charged in rape-flagged cases 

Between July and September last year, there was a 11.5% increase in the number of suspects charged in adult rape-flagged cases from 599 in Q1 23/24 to 668 in Q2 23/24. According to the Q2 data released today there has been an increase in adult rape flagged charges of 163% since January…
Press Release Sexual offences CPS

National Police Chiefs’ Council, Crown Prosecution Service and College of Policing commit to transforming investigation and prosecution of domestic abuse

Police chiefs, the College of Policing and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are today announcing a joint commitment to transforming how they investigate, handle and prosecute domestic abuse to ensure victims are better supported, timeliness is improved, and more offenders are brought to justice. 
Press Release Domestic abuse CPS

First ever CPS deferred prosecution agreement for £615 million

The Crown Prosecution Service has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) today (Tuesday 5 December 2023) with Entain plc, a global online sports betting and gaming business (owner of Ladbrokes and Coral bookmakers) headquartered in London, to settle the HM Revenue & Customs investigation into the Company (and its group).
Press Release Fraud and economic crime CPS

CEO departure

Rebecca Lawrence has announced her departure from the CPS. She will continue to offer advice to the new DPP and CEO during the transition to the next phase for the organisation.
Press Release CPS

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