CPS case outcomes
This section aims to organise and present CPS case outcomes by principal offence and CPS Area, since 2014.
Please note this section is under development.
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CPS Violence against Women and Girls crime report 2016-2017
This is the tenth Crown Prosecution Service Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) annual report. It covers the following strands of Violence against Women and Girls: child abuse; domestic abuse; forced marriage; harassment; honour-based violence; human trafficking; pornography; prostitution; and rape and sexual offences. The report outlines our prosecution progress over the last decade and in 2016-17.
Archived publicationsCPS Public statement on male victims for crimes covered by the CPS VAWG Strategy
As part of the revised CPS VAWG Strategy the CPS has produced a Public Statement on male victims of offences including rape, domestic abuse, harassment, stalking and child sexual abuse. The CPS has always been committed to securing justice for all victims, both male and female, and applies policies fairly and equally.
Archived publicationsProstitution and Exploitation of Prostitution
Introduction General Issues Public Interest Considerations Drugs Conditional Cautioning Links with Human Trafficking
Performance InformationCasework Quality Standards
Introduction These standards are issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Performance InformationEqualities in Employment
The CPS has made significant progress on equality in employment in recent years. The CPS is committed to further progressing equality in employment and to developing a high performing prosecution service which utilises and values diversity at all levels.
Equality and diversity, CPS operational informationPre-trial witness interviews
Prosecution lawyers have to decide whether or not cases should go to trial. In order to do this they have to go through the evidence collected by the police and make sure they understand it.
Project Areas, Public Accountability and Inclusion, Policy and Guidance, Business InformationAfter the trial
After the trial the Witness Care Unit will inform you of the outcome of your case.
Project Areas, Public Accountability and Inclusion, Policy and Guidance, Business InformationBefore the trial
Before the day of the trial it is a good idea to find out as much as you can about what will happen and what is expected of you.
Project Areas, Public Accountability and Inclusion, Policy and Guidance, Business InformationThe court case
Magistrates' court Most criminal cases are heard in a magistrates' court. The magistrates are usually people who live in the local community, sometimes called justices of the peace. There are usually three magistrates who are supported by a legally trained advisor.
Project Areas, Public Accountability and Inclusion, Policy and Guidance, Business Information15 September 2017
CPS 2017-2020 Violence Against Women Strategy and Action Plans
The CPS Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy 2017-2020 sets out the vision for developing our VAWG work in line with the wider CPS and cross-government VAWG Strategy Objectives.
Policy and GuidanceChwilio
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