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Modern Slavery and human trafficking: offences and defences, including the section 45 defence

Updated: 30 April 2020; 2 December 2021; 6 July 2022; 22 December 2023; 26 January 2024; 22 October 2024; 22 July 2025

This guidance provides practical and legal guidance to prosecutors dealing with cases of modern slavery, human trafficking and smuggling.

Prosecution Guidance International and organised crime Drugs, Terrorism and National Security

Hunting Act 2004, The

Updated: 20 August 2019

This legal guidance on the Hunting Act 2004 (the Act) is for prosecutors and caseworkers.

Prosecution Guidance Wildlife and Domestic Animals

International

Updated: 2 August 2022; 26 April 2023; 24 July 2023

This guidance provides an overview of how prosecutors can obtain evidence from overseas for use in criminal investigation or proceedings in England and Wales. More detailed process guidance can be found on the Casework Hub.

Prosecution Guidance International and organised crime International and extradition

Judicial Comments

Updated: 4 December 2019

Judges, district judges and magistrates may express a view about CPS policy, decision- making or conduct of a particular case. This may be in public or in private; favourable or unfavourable.

Prosecution Guidance Court Processes and Case Management

Jury Vetting

Updated: 21 July 2022

In some circumstances, the parties to the case can challenge the empanelment of a juror through ‘Stand By’ or ‘Challenge to Cause’, full details of which are set out in this document.

Prosecution Guidance Court Processes and Case Management

Offences against the Person, incorporating the Charging Standard

Updated: 21 Mar 2022; 27 Jun 2022; 23 Jul 2024; 31 Oct 2024; 21 Nov 2025; 26 Feb 2026

The standard contained in this chapter is designed to assist prosecutors and police officers in selecting the most appropriate charge, in the light of the facts that can be proved, at the earliest possible opportunity. The standard set out below should not be used when reaching any investigatory decision, such as the decision to arrest.

Prosecution Guidance Violent crime Violent Crime, Weapons and Public Safety

Live Links

Updated: January 2019; Revised 19 September 2023

Prosecution Guidance Court Processes and Case Management

Child Sexual Abuse: Guidelines on Prosecuting Cases of Child Sexual Abuse

Issued 17 Oct 2013, revised 26 Jul 2017, updated 22 Nov 2018, 11 Jan 2023, 14 Jan 2026

Prosecution Guidance Sexual offences Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse

Computer Misuse Act

updated: 05 February 2020; 03 August 2023

This guidance is designed to assist prosecutors considering cases involving offences or attacks against computer systems such as hacking or denial of service (DOS) attacks. The Computer Misuse Act (CMA) has been updated a number of times in line with changes in technology and criminal activity and to give the court increased sentencing powers.

Prosecution Guidance Cyber / online crime Youth crime Communications, Digital and Publications Crime

Coroners

Updated: 02 February 2021

Prosecution Guidance Victims, Witnesses and Community Impact